Although soldiers and statesmen played a key role in what unfolded, Giuseppe Verdi’s music provided the soundtrack to the desire for independence. Through his many works, Verdi reflected ...

Verdi persevered in his ambitions by taking private lessons. After his studies with one Vincenzo Lavigna, from whom he acquired a thorough mastery of counter point, fugue and canon, Verdi applied for ...

Sarasota Opera Artistic Director Victor DeRenzi is certainly one of the world’s experts on the works of composer Giuseppe Verdi. He is, after all, the only person to have conducted every work ...

Giuseppe Verdi (or 'Joe Green' in English ... hummable tunes and lots of drama. When his works were first heard he was criticized for being 'too obvious', but now that is his strongest feature.

Verdi's Requiem is the most popular of all masses for the dead. Part drama, part despair, part introspection, part redemption, this is the work of a composer well versed in writing for the stage. A ...

It will feature arias, duets and ensembles from nine of Verdi’s works that span his career ... of music by Giacomo Puccini “The Music of Giuseppe Verdi” will be presented at 7:30 p.m ...

No other composer of Italian opera has managed to match the popularity of Verdi. He told epic stories ... hummable tunes and lots of drama. When his works were first heard he was criticized ...