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Verdi

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

noun

  1. Giuseppe 1813–1901, Italian composer.


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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After a lawsuit by the Verdi trade union two years ago, a court banned automated shops that operate without personnel from opening on Sundays.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

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

Despite the audience booing at the 1853 premiere, which Verdi and his librettist, Francesco Maria Piave, called “a fiasco,” “Traviata” has never strayed long from the stage.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 13, 2026

The Verdi union, negotiating on behalf of about 100,000 workers, said Tuesday it had decided to ramp up pressure on local authorities after making little progress in annual negotiations.

From Barron's Feb. 24, 2026

These were the songs by European classical composers like Giuseppe Verdi and Franz Schubert that she had heard Roland Hayes sing in church, and that she now began to learn.

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman

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