| Nationality: | Italian |
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Date & Place of Birth: |
Oct. 10, 1813 — Le Roncole, Duchy of Parma |
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Date & Place of Death: |
Jan. 27, 1901 — Milan |
| Near Family: | Father was an innkeeper; Wife: Marghesita Barezzi (m. May 4, 1836); remarried: Giuseppina Strepponi (Aug. 29, 1859) |
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Main Place of Residence: |
Milan (off and on) |
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Vocation (including composition): |
Organist, Maestro, music teacher |
| Major Work(s): | Operas Rigoletto(1851), Il Trovatore(1853), La Traviata(1853), Aida(1871), Falstaff(1893) |
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Interesting Facts: |
Aida was written to celebrate the opening of the Suez canal in 1871. |
