Verdi, Giuseppe
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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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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
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