Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer and philanthropist (died 1901)

Giuseppe Verdi

Italian opera composer (1813–1901)

Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Busseto, a small town in the province of Parma, to a family of moderate means, receiving a musical education with the help of a local patron, Antonio Barezzi. Verdi came to…