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

Near the end of the opera when Alfredo reunites with Violetta on her deathbed, Verdi once again brings the couple together in a waltz-duet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Verdi is negotiating on behalf of employees at about 150 public transport operators in all German states as well as major cities like Berlin and Hamburg.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

"Our colleagues urgently need relief –- and employers need a clear signal that we are determined to fight for our demands," said Verdi deputy chair Christine Behle.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

They appeared alongside performers wearing enormous heads crafted to look like Italian opera composers Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini and Gioachino Rossini, in a surreal nod to the country’s carnival tradition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 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