Things were going well professionally for Giuseppe Verdi between 1851 and 1853 when he premiered some of the most significant operas in the repertoire: La traviata, Il trovatore, and Rigoletto, and ...

Fans of "La traviata," "Aida," and "Otello" creator Giuseppe Verdi met at his statue in New York City Friday to mark 212 years since his birth. Now to a birthday party. Every year, fans of Giuseppe ...

Our critic tracked one concert, from its first rehearsals to its first performance. Practice is only part of what makes this ensemble excellent. By David Allen The Royal Opera will revive “Les Vêpres ...

The Verdi year is over; long live Verdi. On Tuesday night, I appeared on a panel moderated by the composer Joel Friedman, together with Saul Lilienstein, the eminent musicologist and conductor, ...

In the twilight of his music directorship of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Muti candidly outlined his legacy and implored musicians to remember his instruction on Giuseppe Verdi’s operas: ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Scheduled for Nov. 15 and 17, the concert will include selections from the great ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Scheduled for Nov. 15 and 17, the company will revisit that historic legacy with ...

The year 2013 is like one long festival for opera lovers. It marks the 200th anniversaries of two great composers of the 19th century: Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi. While the world is ...

In addition to composing what probably should now be called the original Aida, Giuseppe Verdi wrote 25 operas, many of which are as popular today as when he died in Milan in January 1901 at 87. He was ...

Giuseppe Verdi (or 'Joe Green' in English!) was an Italian composer who dominated the Italian opera scene in the late 19th Century. Verdi's first opera – 'Oberto', written in 1839 – was a big success.