Giuseppe Verdi

Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi ( / ˈ v ɛər d i / VAIR -dee ; Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe ˈverdi] ; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for his operas . He was born near Busseto , a small town in the modern province of Parma , to a family of moderate means, receiving a musical education with the help of a local patron named Antonio Barezzi.

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