Verdi
Americannoun
noun
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In his 18th opera, Giuseppe Verdi provocatively made the lead role a courtesan in contemporary Paris.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
By making the waltz a unifying element in an opera about a courtesan, Verdi accomplished both.
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
Even those who know little about opera have heard of Giuseppe Verdi.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
That is not to say that some classical musicians did not attain fame and success, but these were mostly singers, conductors and virtuoso players, making their names with Verdi, Mahler, Mozart or Wagner.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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