Verdi
Americannoun
noun
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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
By my count, Philip Glass has written 28 operas, the same number as Verdi.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026
In the last season of her life, the Kennedy Center presents operas by Giuseppe Verdi, Wolfgang Mozart, and Jules Massenet.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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