Years of brilliance: Verdi debuts Rigoletto, Il Trovatore, and La Traviata. All three rank among his best loved and lasting works. Verdi dies in Milan. At his funeral, the great Italian conductor ...

Verdi composed his 'Requiem' in 1874 in memory of the famous poet and novelist Alessandro ... to be used on TV and in adverts more than the songs of any other composer. Verdi was brought up ...

Expansive symphonies, virtuosic piano music, dramatic operas, and passionate songs took inspiration from art and literature. Famous Romantic composers include Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Mahler, and Verdi – ...