Verdi
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Conlon’s pre-concert talks before every performance have become standing-room-only audience rituals on the second floor of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, where he shares his enthusiasm for, in particular, Mozart, Wagner and Verdi.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
It’s as if an opera house devoted its entire season to three Puccini standards without even a glance at the works of Mozart, Verdi or Wagner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
Commerzbank staff have also opposed the move, and union Verdi warned that the German lender could be "dismantled" in the event of takeover.
From Barron's ● Mar. 16, 2026
In his 18th opera, Giuseppe Verdi provocatively made the lead role a courtesan in contemporary Paris.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
Tchaikovsky wasn’t the first heavyweight Russian composer who wrote in the mainstream international idiom, the same milieu as Beethoven, Berlioz, Verdi or Brahms.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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