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Italian opera composers

  • Giuseppe VerdiGiuseppe Verdi was born on the 9th of October 1813 in a small village called Le Roncole. His parents Carlo and Luigia ran an inn there while he learned to…
  • Giacomo PucciniGiacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini entered the world on the 22nd of December 1858 in Lucca, a city steeped in musical tradition.
  • Gioachino RossiniOn the 29th of February 1792, a boy named Gioachino Antonio Rossini was born in Pesaro. His father Giuseppe played the trumpet and horn while his mother Anna…
  • Gaetano DonizettiDomenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti was born on the 29th of November 1797 in the Borgo Canale quarter of Bergamo. His family lived in poverty and had no…
  • Claudio MonteverdiClaudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi was baptized in the church of SS Nazaro e Celso on the 15th of May 1567. His father Baldassare Monteverdi worked as an…
  • Antonio SalieriAntonio Salieri was born on the 18th of August 1750 in the town of Legnago, located south of Verona within the Republic of Venice.