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Verdi, Giuseppe

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  1. A nineteenth-century Italian composer, a master of Italian grand opera. Among his best-known operas are Aïda, Otello, Rigoletto, and La Traviata.

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Verdi, Giuseppe, Italian composer, born at Roncole, Parma; his musical talent was slow of recognition, but the appearance of his "Lombardi" and "Ernani" in 1843-44 established his repute, which was confirmed by "Rigoletto" in 1851 and "Il Trovatore" and "La Traviata" in 1853; b.

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