About Me
My name is Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi. I was born in Le Roncole Italy on October 10, 1813. I am an Italian composer, mainly of opera. I am the most influential member of the 19th century's Italian School of Opera. My works are frequently performed in opera houses throughout the world and, transcending the boundaries of the genre, some of my themes have long since taken root in popular culture - such as "La donna รจ mobile" from Rigoletto and Libiamo ne' lieti calici from La traviata. Oftentimes scoffed at by the critics, in my lifetime and today, as catering to the tastes of the common folk, overly simple in chromatic texture and shamelessly melodramatic, My masterpieces dominate the standard repertoire a century and a half after their composition (Wikipedia).
