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Verdi

[vair-dee, ver-dee]

noun

  1. Giuseppe 1813–1901, Italian composer.



Verdi

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

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

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

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It resembled a scene from one of Verdi's operas.

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The industrial action, led by the trade union Verdi, began unexpectedly on Sunday at Hamburg Airport, before expanding to a nationwide strike.

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