Verdi, Giuseppe, Italian composer, born at Roncole, Parma; his musical talent was slow of recognition, but the appearance of his “Lombardi” and “Ernani” in 1843-44 established his repute, which was confirmed by “Rigoletto” in 1851 and “Il Trovatore” and “La Traviata” in 1853; b. 1813.
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
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