At the age of 10, he was already in the secondary school or Ginnasio, in Busseto. Verdi subsequently caught the attention of Antonio Barezzi, who was a merchant who could appreciate good music.
Taking Verdi to his home in order to help the young prodigy realize his potential, Barezzi sent him to Milan for higher education. The year saw Verdi applying to the Milan Conservatory but his admission was rejected due to his overage.
Eventually, Verdi had the privilege to study under the famous composer Vincenzo Lavigna, who was also an associate of the La Scala opera house. The couple had two children, both of whom died in their infancy. It was based upon a libretto by Antonio Piazza and Verdi completed the opera with help from musician Giulio Ricordi.
Although not among his most significant works, it was successful enough for Verdi to gain a commission for three more operas at the Teatro alla Scala.
After Oberto came Un giorno di regno , premiering at the at Teatro alla Scala in Unfortunately, it was a flop, panned by both the audience and the critics. The now depressed composer lost all hope and vowed to retire from musical composition. Bartolomeo Merelli, who was an Italian impresario and librettist, comforted Verdi and inspired him to resume writing. There is a legend that Giuseppe Verdi was actually persuaded to start composing again by the words of the "Va Pensiero", a chorus of the Hebrew slaves.
Verdi composed his early masterpiece, Macbeth, in He added a melodramatic touch to the opera. His romantic and sublime composition of music soon made him popular among the people as well as directors of stage plays. Verdi was talented and showed it at very early age of seven by playing organ at the church.
In Busseto, Verdi started taking his composition lessons. He soon became assistant church organist at the tender age of He then moved to Milan to learn more about composition and visited many opera music parties and festivals learning from each one of them. He also took numerous lessons to refine his skills in music composition and opera. In Milan he made up his mind to follow a career in music composition.
He first appeared publically in at the house of Antonio Barezzi who later became his father in law. Margherita and Verdi were married on 4th May and had two daughters. He showed early promise as a church organist at the age of 7 before beginning his formal musical training aged Following studies in Milan, home to the famous La Scala opera house , Verdi made his earliest attempts at writing operas.
This chorus of longing for a homeland later became associated with the Italian nationalist movement. Thereafter, Verdi never looked back and the premieres of his later Italian operas were all major cultural events, eagerly anticipated.
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