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Also Known As	Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi
Born	October 9, 1813 or October 10, 1813 • Italy
Died	January 27, 1901 • Milan • Italy
Notable Works	“Aida” • “Don Carlos” • “Ernani” • “Falstaff” • “Il trovatore” • “La battaglia di Legnano” • “La traviata” • “Nabucco” • “Oberto, conte de San Bonifacio” • “Otello” • “Quattro pezzi sacri” • “Requiem” • “Rigoletto” • “Simon Boccanegra” • “The Force of Destiny” • “The Sicilian Vespers” • “Un ballo in maschera” • “Un giorno di regno”
Movement / Style	Romanticism