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Giuseppe Fortunio Francesco Verdi is birth to Le Roncole of 10th  October 1813 and is dead to Milan in 27 January 1901,  he was an Italian composer, one of more big masters of opera  in melodrama and theatre from music’s history. 

A think, a compositions, an aria for all world!

He enters in music, dominant without  reserve on the lyric scene after greats protagonists of the first year 1800( Gioacchino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti, Vincenzo Bellini) keeping Italian musical traditionalism theatre, elaborating a compositional original language, characteristic  and in same time personal. He develops the romantic opera in more forms varies defying Richard Wagner , his predecessor in melodrama and opera spectacles. His passion is music, in time to dedicates at politic carrier , being a sympathizer to resurgence movement for unity of Italy starting a elective carrier in his county for senate and parliament in kingdom from the king Vittorio Emanuele by Savoia. His ideals are reflexes in part between the works( Nabucco with aria ” Va pensiero”) a national hymn in which is present the movement spirit  of unification , instead the compositions are expressed of drama and love associated with the revolutionary sentiments.

VERDI, ORIGINS HIS PASSION…

He is birth into family with origins of farmer always preoccupated of his education , his father Carlo Verdi owner of bar and seller of food and mother Luigia Uttimi of occupation seamstress. From four year he study the private lessons by Latina and Italian languages with master of county Bistrocchi studying and the music . The passion for the music is early , his musical genius not know the limit, he live every composition from melodrama to comedy.

It’s Verdi in his simplicity  , a think in night , a greatness musical!

Of six years he is signed up to local school where study to play at organ , obtaining from the parents  a gift in form the pianos, at age of eighth year he plays to opera as a professional where is payed. A talent passed from studies in compositions and in part for the music. It’s noticed in time by Antonio Borezzi, the protector of music and director of local Philharmonic Society which help him to finalize  the studies. Passed among the years as a little genius , with 11 years old  he studying deep the languages Italian, Latina, Human science, Rhetoric, musical compositional principles, instrumental practice with Ferdinando Provesi, master of chapel to Saint Bartolomeo Apostolo. With the age of 13 years  he obtains the first big public success in natal city afterward he continues to affirm entering as member to Philharmonic. His music to form with new lessons studied with Provesi entering after for study to Milan Conservatory becomes the preferred student of Vicenzo Lavagna( master of concert to Scala) describing him the compositions more promising and full of talent. Studying the canto and pianoforte lessons , passing of master of music at director of Philharmonic in Busseto with a contract of 3 years. 

”OBERTO, NABUCCO, AIDA, RIGOLETTO, TROVATORE…

A magic in time?

He continues with the triumphal success starting to Scala of Milano, Vienna, Lisbon, Barcelona, berlin, Paris, Hamburg, New York,  Buenos Aires, a wide world present in greatness music. 

With Verdi: You breath the music! You pass in tragedy! You fall in love! You becomes sentimental! You hate! You suffer! You Love! You win….

”Va pensiero” a choir from opera of  Jew people enter in  Italian people ideology for unity of Italy , a painful sing , a hymn against Austrian occupation; ” Oberto” little appreciate in same time with humoristic elements; ” Macbeth” presented to Theatre” La pergola ” from Florence with the strong dramatic connotations instead the major psychologic perspective of protagonists are inspired from William Shakespeare’s opera;” Otello “ a great triumph to Scala; “ Rigoletto” an opera  deep innovative, dramatic musical based on writing by Victor Hugo( Le roi s’amuse); “ Aida” with Egypt Antic civilization being after a big step forward versus the modernity; “ Luisa Miller” appreciated for orchestrations more raffinate; A ball in the mask” represented to Naples with the humor and sensualize elements… 

Works after works, successes , triumphs in all world. 

Peerless!

In personal life fighting with the dignity and courage family tragedy, he lives the sentimental part, pass in patriotism  for the Italy unity , but remains humble, temperate with peasant placers in same time, ambitious, cult, psychologic elegant in musical pieces. To London he completed “ I masnadieri” an opera represented to Theatre of majesty Queen Victoria and King Albert with a big success. Paris offer him the first mission to opera of Paris with” I Lombardi” having a new writing “ Jerusaleme” changing the music and compositional structure , for that he take the Chevalier Order” Legion d’ honors”, following Busseto where obtains the post o director with the opera” Luisa Miller”. “ I am more , more happy to give way to person of  talent as Verdi… Nothing not will obstruct the good Verdi to arriving rapid on one of positions that more honorable of composers ‘ s court.( Gaetano Donizetti).

THE STYLE, THINK BY VERDI

In compositions  is present the lyrism od the year 1800 , the Italian theatre traditions , the languages  is more elaborated with the original compositions , having o vision clear to dynamic theatric mechanisms  where is present the Italian concert melody . The personal creations are original, the perspectives psychologic enter in personages , the works are overflowing  wide of expressivity  the orchestrations are raffinate , sweets, sentimental  having new forms( ballet) , the comic and tragic  elements  noted the creations more of more spectaculars.

The works are covert of creative energy , surprising  with an open spirit to modernity, developing his instinct for color ( individuals elements , color and thread   which tie up all unified parts and essential in his works), and owner ideas , he is a liberty in structure with the attention at detail and sentiment , utilizing soloists” l’ensemble” , the choirs enter into emotional  sections. To individualize the fantastic harmony , rhythm variety , orchestral tissues, motives melody and harmony of structure. The themes are the sings of love and of heroism , the music is a spectacular sensation, rarely encountered. He composes again the sacred and instrumental music . His reflexes are more deep, looked of patriotism of Italy unity more present and cultivated in his works. For raising musical identified, Verdi composes a national politic hymn “The fighting of Legnano” with “ Viva Verdi Viva Vittorio Emanuel Re d’ Italia”. He enterprises a series of  philanthropic initiatives for Sicily earthquake victims , building a Old House  for musicians , the Villannova of Arda hospital . The las composition by Verdi is the choral group “ Four sacred pieces” and “ Requiem”.  Sick of ictus, his life musical to lost slowly  , he dies of 27 January 1901 to Milan assisted of his adoptive  daughter together the sing Teresa Stolz. He is buried in cemetery to Milan , after a month is translocated in crypt of Old House  following of aria “ Va pensiero” guided  by Arturo Toscanini  with a choir of 820  singers. In his honor is  a commemorative print and a poetic composition” In dead by Giuseppe Verdi” of Gabriele d’Anunzzio, conserved to Verdi’s Museum of Busseto, in that are remembered  a series of honors with the titles of Chevalier of divers orders. With time are dedicated him three conservators : Milan, Torino and Como’s Conservator a series of Italian  theatre , a statue to Busseto and an another  that being a marble memorial to New York. He becomes the subject of film and theatres works instead his works without to count years are represented in all world. 

THE WORKS, VERDI COMPOSTIONS

Pater nostrum, Ave Maria  , Te Deum , Album of” Six romance”, Valls in fa majeure( being musical column for “ Il Gattopardo”, Oberto, Count of saint Bonifacio, A day of kingdom, Nabucco, Lombardi the first crusade, Being, I due Foscari, Joan d’Arc, Macbeth, Luisa Miller ,  Rigoletto, Il Trovatore, La Traviata, Aida, Otello…

Verdi in same time is an opera , a composer, a patriot. The sentiments given refinement with sophistications for an artistry of varies elements  of works until to works representing with the themes more particulars. Romantic of love , his  scenes associated between works complexity. The love, tragedy, heroism are principal preferred themes, in same line with his soul , all are spectacular in substance started in orchestral music. He is fine observer to detail developing the romanticism with the liberal  ideas of unity to Italy , associating the human sentiments with the politic ideal. The essential elements are: aria, duet , l’ensemble ; aria is created on soloist with a slowly introduction to sing, leaving a very mystery in tragedy, love and jealousy. He surprising , wide of emotions penetrating  the hearths for give the beautiful from his works. He known the sentiments, know loves, know tragedy, for him the music is all, patient induces in error the critic with other sublime works. Rigoletto, Aida, La Traviata…are a sweet fantasy instead the successes and he live the beautiful time without to number years . You listen, look and remain fascinated.