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Opera world premieres at La Scala
- OtelloGiuseppe Verdi decided to end his career as an opera composer in December 1871 after the premiere of Aida. He retreated into a decade-long retirement that…
- Falstaff (opera)Giuseppe Verdi stood at the threshold of his eightieth year in 1893, having composed twenty-six operas over more than fifty years.