Verdi

[ vair-dee; Italian ver-dee ]

/ ˈvɛər di; Italian ˈvɛr di /

Giu·sep·pe

[joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/,1813–1901, Italian composer.

Example sentences from the Web for verdi

Her choice for Desert Island Discs ranged from “The Drinking Song” by Verdi to “Ra Ra Rasputin” by Boney M.

The Week in Death: Clarissa Dickson Wright, One of ‘Two Fat Ladies’ |The Telegraph |March 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
There is even a $1 million movie offer from Verdi Productions in East Greenwich, R.I.

Amanda Knox’s Former Lover Speaks |Barbie Latza Nadeau |October 26, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Verdi, going perhaps to the other extreme, sets the latest French novel to music.

The Life of Rossini |Henry Sutherland Edwards
No one dare tamper with these flowers, and if a visitor appropriates a blossom unasked, it annoys Verdi considerably.

Verdi: Man and Musician |Frederick James Crowest

The first thought that will strike the listener is its utter dissimilarity to any other of Verdi's works, except "Aïda."

The Standard Oratorios |George P. Upton
The impresario had heard of Verdi, through the fact that the Conservatory had blackballed him.

Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 |Elbert Hubbard
No one expected it of Verdi, yet here it was before the world's eyes.

Verdi: Man and Musician |Frederick James Crowest

Verdi

/ (ˈvɛədɪ, Italian ˈverdi) /

Giuseppe (dʒuˈzɛppe). 1813–1901, Italian composer of operas, esp Rigoletto (1851), Il Trovatore (1853), La Traviata (1853), and Aïda (1871)