Giuseppe Verdi, composer of Nabucco, La Traviata and Aida, was an inspired tunesmith who took the operatic world by storm with a stream of hit titles. 'Celeste Aida' in a stunning new recording from ...

Is there a composer who is more adored than Giuseppe Verdi? There are composers who command more respect than Verdi, but no one receives more love. To honor the recent anniversary of Verdi’s passing ...

The 200th anniversary of Giuseppe Verdi’s birth is being celebrated this month. Of the more than two dozen operas he composed, here are 10 The Associated Press recommends: Riccardo Muti, conductor; ...

This week on 60 Minutes, composer Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Rigoletto" was spotlighted in a story about the Metropolitan Opera, and it couldn't have fallen on a better month--October 10th marked Verdi's ...

Barezzi Road is the name given to this theatrical review involving various artists performing at the majestic Teatro Verdi in Busseto Parma, home of world famous composer Giuseppe Verdi who was born ...

Verdi’s operas are well known – but what about his work as a member of parliament and fervent supporter of Italian unification? On the eve of the composer’s 200th anniversary, Clemency Burton-Hill ...

The three act opera “Rigoletto” — written by Giuseppe Verdi, with libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and based on the play “Le roi s’amuse” by Victor Hugo — has been a hit since performance one. Why?

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.

Villa Verdi was the composer's home for over 50 years, but is up for public auction this year and it could be taken away from the public. Arts institutions across Italy are coming together to save the ...