Verdi

American  

[vair-dee, ver-dee] / ˈvɛər di, ˈvɛr di /

noun

1. Giuseppe 1813–1901, Italian composer.

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Verdi British  

/ ˈvɛədɪ, ˈverdi /

noun

1. Giuseppe (dʒuˈzɛppe). 1813–1901, Italian composer of operas, esp Rigoletto (1851), Il Trovatore (1853), La Traviata (1853), and Aïda (1871)

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Example Sentences

“Leopoldstadt,” his last produced play, was unquestionably another masterpiece—of a beauty that recalls the late creations of Verdi or Mozart or Henry James.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Pärt’s setting of the ancient text takes its place in a proud line that in the 19th century alone included Berlioz, Verdi and Bruckner.

From The Wall Street Journal

Also, I’m a big Verdi fan so anything Verdi writes, I’m going to go see it.

From Los Angeles Times

Though mean-spirited, the jester Rigoletto — Verdi’s hapless, vengeful hunchback — wins our hearts as the outsider whom a heartless world so often abuses.

From Los Angeles Times

He harks back to Verdi and the late 19th century but with his own unexpected turns of phrase.

From Los Angeles Times