Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe ˈverdi]; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Busseto to a provincial family of moderate means, receiving a musical education with the help of a local patron. Verdi came to dominate the Italian opera scene after the era of Gioachino Rossini, Vincenzo Bellini, and Gaetano Donizetti, whose works significantly influenced him. In his early operas, Verdi demonstrated a sympathy with the Risorgimento movement which sought the unification of Italy. He also participated briefly as an elected politician. The chorus "Va, pensiero" from his early opera Nabucco (1842), and similar choruses in later operas, were much in the spirit of the unification movement, and the composer himself became esteemed as a representative of these ideals. An intensely private person, Verdi did not seek to ingratiate himself with popular movements. As he became professionally successful, he was able to reduce his operatic workload and sought to establish himself as a landowner in his native region. He surprised the musical world by returning, after his success with the opera Aida (1871), with three late masterpieces: his Requiem (1874), and the operas Otello (1887) and Falstaff (1893). His operas remain extremely popular, especially the three peaks of his 'middle period': Rigoletto, Il trovatore and La traviata. The bicentenary of his birth in 2013 was widely celebrated in broadcasts and performances. |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 9, 1813 (Le Roncole), Died January 27, 1901 (Milan)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1892 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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Recordings (Results 2201-2225 of 2294 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia (U.K.) | WB1160 | 10-in. | between October 1926 and January 1927 | Quest'assisa | Salvatore Baccaloni ; Maria Pia Pagliarini ; Emilia Rubadi ; Mariano Stabile ; Vocal chorus (unidentified; Columbia Records) | Baritone vocal solo, with vocal chorus | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WB1183 | 10-in. | between October 1926 and January 1927 | Quest'assisa | Carlo Galeffi | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WB1206 | 10-in. | January 1927 | O cieli azzurri | Giannina Arangi-Lombardi | Soprano vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WB1211 | 10-in. | between January and April 1927 | O tu che in seno | Francesco Merli | Tenor vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WB1238 | 10-in. | between January and April 1927 | La vita è inferno | Francesco Merli | Tenor vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WB1244 | 10-in. | between January and April 1927 | Morir si pura e bella | Francesco Merli | Tenor vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WB1249 | 10-in. | late 1926 or early 1927 | La Traviata : Dita alla giovine | Assunta Gargiulo ; Gino Vanelli | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WB1250 | 10-in. | between January and April 1927 | Brindisi | Assunta Gargiulo ; Ettore Parmeggiani | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor) | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WB1251 | 10-in. | between January and April 1927 | Prendi, quest'è l'immagine | Assunta Gargiulo ; Ettore Parmeggiani ; Gino Vanelli | Mixed vocal trio | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WB1255 | 10-in. | between January and April 1927 | Volta la terrea fronte alle stelle | Aurora Rettore | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WB1257 | 10-in. | between January and April 1927 | Saper vorreste | Aurora Rettore | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WB1258 | 10-in. | late 1926 or early 1927 | La Traviata : Scena della borsa | Ettore Parmeggiani | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WB1266 | 10-in. | late 1926 or early 1927 | Solenne in quest'ora | F. Corbella ; Gino Vanelli | Vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WB1270 | 10-in. | between January and April 1927 | Condotta ell'era in ceppi | Ebe Stignani | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WB1282 | 10-in. | approximately November 1927 | Questa o quella | Dino Borgioli | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WB1298 | 10-in. | April 1927 | Dei miei bollenti spiriti | Dino Borgioli | Tenor vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WB1299 | 10-in. | April 1927 | Addio del passato | Maria Gentile | Soprano vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WB1305 | 10-in. | April 1927 | Infelice e tuo credevi | Tancredi Pasero | Bass vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WB1323 | 10-in. | April 1927 | Ora e per sempre addio | Francesco Merli | Tenor vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WB1341 | 10-in. | April 1927 | Condotta ell'era in ceppi | Ebe Stignani | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CBX1371 | 12-in. | February-June 1935 | Dio ti giocondi o sposo | Francesco Merli ; Claudia Muzio | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CBX1372 | 12-in. | February-June 1935 | Esterrefatt fisso | Francesco Merli ; Claudia Muzio | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WB1520 | 10-in. | August 1927 | Ah! Fors'e lui | Anna-Maria Guglielmetti | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WB1528 | 10-in. | August 1927 | Il balen | Riccardo Stracciari | Baritone vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WB1531 | 10-in. | August 1927 | Tutte le feste | Anna-Maria Guglielmetti | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Verdi, Giuseppe," accessed May 13, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102328.
Verdi, Giuseppe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102328.
"Verdi, Giuseppe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 13 May 2024.
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