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Giuseppe Verdi

October 10, 1813 - January 27, 1901
born in Le Roncole, Parma, Italy, composed during the Romantic period
Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) was one of the leading opera composers of all time. His works are notable for their lyricism and melodic invention, the effectiveness of his vocal writing, his ability to express profound empathy for his characters, and his sure sense of matching music to dramatic situations. A prolific creator, he wrote 28 operas, as well as a Requiem, one of the monuments of late Romantic religious music. Rigoletto, Il Trovatore, La Traviata, Don Carlo, Aida, Otello, and Falstaff are among his most popular and frequently performed operas, which are at the core of the operatic repertoire. ~ Stephen Eddins, Rovi
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Track List: Verdi - Requiem · Quattro pezzi sacri / Orgonasova · von Otter · Canonici . A. Miles · Gardiner

Disc 1
Title: Requiem Mass, For Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra (Manzoni Requiem)
Disc 2
Title: Sacred Pieces (4), For Chorus & Orchestra (Quattro Pezzi Sacri)
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Track List: Verdi - La Traviata / Cotrubas · Domingo · Milnes · Bayerisches Staatsorchester · Carlos Kleiber

Disc 1
Title: La Traviata, Opera
Disc 2
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Track List: Verdi - Messa Da Requiem / Gheorghiu · Barcellona · Alagna · Konstantinov · Berliner Philharmoniker · Abbado

Disc 1
Title: Requiem Mass, For Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra (Manzoni Requiem)
Disc 2
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Track List: Verdi - Nabucco / Cappuccilli, Domingo, Dimitrova, Nesterenko, Valentini-Terrani, Deutschen Oper Berlin, Sinopoli

Disc 1
Title: Nabucco, Opera (Nabucodonosor)
Disc 2
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Track List: Verdi - Simon Boccanegra / Freni, Cappuccilli, Carreras, Ghiaurov, van Dam, Foiani, Teatro alla Scala, Abbado

Disc 1
Title: Simon Boccanegra, Opera
Disc 2
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Track List: Verdi: Falstaff

Disc 1
Title: Falstaff, Opera
Disc 2
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Track List: Verdi: Falstaff

Disc 1
Disc 2
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Track List: Verdi: Il Trovatore (complete opera) EMI Great Recordings of the Century with Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Herbert von Karajan, Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan

Disc 1
Title: Il Trovatore, Opera
Disc 2
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Track List: Verdi: Il Trovatore (complete opera) with Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Herbert von Karajan, Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan

Disc 1
Disc 2
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Track List: Verdi: La Forza del Destino

Disc 1
Title: La Forza Del Destino, Opera
Disc 2
Disc 3
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Track List: Verdi: Luisa Miller

Disc 1
Title: Luisa Miller, Opera
Disc 2
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Track List: Verdi: Macbeth (complete opera live 1952) with Maria Callas, Enzo Mascherini, Victor de Sabata, Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala, Milan

Disc 1
Title: Macbeth, Opera
Disc 2
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Track List: Verdi: Messa solenne

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Track List: Verdi: Otello

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Track List: Verdi: Overtures & Preludes

Title: La Forza Del Destino, Opera
Title: Luisa Miller, Opera
Title: Nabucco, Opera (Nabucodonosor)
Title: Aida, Opera
Title: La Traviata, Opera
Title: Macbeth, Opera
Title: La Traviata, Opera
Title: Don Carlo, Opera
Title: I Vespri Siciliani, Opera (Les Vêpres Siciliennes)
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Track List: Verdi: Requiem Mass; Sacred Pieces

Disc 1
Title: Requiem Mass, For Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra (Manzoni Requiem)
Disc 2
Title: Sacred Pieces (4), For Chorus & Orchestra (Quattro Pezzi Sacri)
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Track List: Verdi: Rigoletto

Disc 1
Title: Rigoletto, Opera
Disc 2
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Track List: Verdi: Rigoletto (Complete Opera); Maria Callas; Tito Gobbi; Giuseppe di Stefano

Disc 1
Disc 2

Comments

Verdi is and always will be the greatest composer of opera. The music is not the equivalent of pop oldies but goodies. Verdi captures musically what it means to be human and sets it to a music that is beautiful, compelling, demanding and popular.

Verdi e' il piu' grande compositore di opere!!! Viva Verdi!
Why do you creeps keep leaving such weird statements on things? Winter's promise... blah blah blah and tears are what swell in my gut crap...Are you trying (and failing) to be poetic or something. My God, quit making the rest of us listeners of the classics sound like complete dolts. You're not impressing anyone. You just sound silly.
Winters' promise Spring will come and all will be renewed.....
La Traviata is the opera that Richard Here takes Julia Roberts to in Pretty Woman. Perfect- a love story within a love story.
Beautiful! I actually found myself dancing to this and I didn't even realize.
Tears are what swell in my gut as the butterflies rustle to get out
Tears are what swell in my gut as the butterflies rustle to get out
Tears are what swell in my gut as the butterflies rustle to get out
Every form of human expresion has a master. Verdi
Una meravigliosa cantante, con incredibile gamma.
opera is without doubt the highest art when done to perfection, by the best.

r a visual artist.
xili683
Giuseppe Verdi brought out the clash of the singer and the orchestra perfectly which made the scene very dramatic. Bravo!
21josemontoy a 3 0
Well composed
krishikriya
Uh I wasn't saying what to the other comments
krishikriya
What????? This is incredible perfect for Halloween today
Bravoooo!!!!
rjricchezza
Musica fantastica e piacevole…Br a v o ! Bravo!
jobmailadd
BRAVO!!!!!
make sure it has creamer.
cat.artbykop i w o d a
can I bring to you coffee in the morning..... . .
Zeferelli's LA TRAVIATA - on film - is amazing! It seems like each NOTE goes with each shot.
i think Grigolo is terrific.
Profonda empatia musicale per gli artisti.
illpass
I love Macbeth, Luisa Miller and Un Ballo in Maschera. Lately I can't get enough of Don Carlo.
A multi-facete d composer.
Since I first saw LA TRAVIATA at the old Met Opera House,nothin g can change my
mind that it remains my favorite for its lyrical tragic and empathetic power.Violee t t a . a courtesan dying of T.B. is a highly moral character renouncing
the love of Alfredo at his father's imploring.Of course it is the story CAMILLE in
all its tender sad tale highs and lows.
Aida was a favorite of mine when I played in an opera orchestra. Majestic!
Ethereal!
This composer demands leading role singers to have great strength and CONTOL, and wide ranges and great dramatic ability - their technique has to be fully controlled from the very softest tones, especially high soft ;tones, and fully powered high notes, Verdi and Puccini are my favorite opera composers.
jacrowley6
Although I love this music, I find it frustrating that the singers are not noted.
This composer has operas that are enjoyable at many levels. He was a contemporary of Wagner. I think both motivated the other. When Wagner's Ring came out, Verdi came out with "Otello". It was rumored that at Wagner's death, Verdi had the score for "Parsifal" on his piano.
Great collection of recordings, but we're seriously missing Aida and Otello. Don Carlos would be a nice addition as well.
By far my favorite composer ever!
mbanbanaste
Amazing Opera!
No one in my imagination epitomizes opera whether Italian or other like Verdi. He has certainly transfused me
Incredible depth,a brilliant composer and what fortitude to keep on going after his personal tragedies. His incredible memory lives on...
I would love to hear the opera singer Rosa Lamraul sing some of his opera.

Alekzandra_t o r r e s
Verdi was,is and will be a Genius ! Brilliant!
poor Rafael;
wonderfull!! !

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