Giuseppe Verdi (born October 9/10, 1813, Roncole, near Busseto, duchy of Parma [Italy]—died January 27, 1901, Milan, Italy) was a leading Italian composer of opera in the 19th century, noted for operas such as Rigoletto (1851), Il Trovatore (1853), La Traviata (1853), Don Carlos (1867), Aida (1871), Otello (1887), and Falstaff (1893) and for his Requiem Mass (1874).

Hussey, Dyneley and Kerman, Joseph. "Giuseppe Verdi". Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 May. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Giuseppe-Verdi. Accessed 30 May 2024.

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