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Francesco Verdi was
an Italian Romantic
composer mainly
of opera. He was
one of the most
influential
composers of the
19th century.
Early life
The production by
Milan's La Scala of his first
opera, Oberto in November
1839 achieved a degree of
success, La Scala's
impresario, offered Verdi a
contract for two more
works.
A large number of operas -
14 in all - followed in the
decade after 1843, a period
which Verdi was to describe
as his "galley years".
Middle years
• Sometime in the mid-
1840s, after the death of
Margherita Barezzi, Verdi
began an affair
with Giuseppina. Their
cohabitation before
marriage was regarded
as scandalous, but Verdi
and Giuseppina married on
August 29, 1859,
near Geneva.
Twilight and death