Verdi for Kids: His Life and Music with 21 Activities
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TIME LINE 1813 Giuseppe Verdi is born on October 9 in Ron cole Italy to parents Luigia and Carlo 1815 Battle of Waterloo Napoleon is defeated 1817 Verdi attends elementary school 1818 Starts music lessons in Busseto Italy 1821 Carbonari uprising in Naples Italy 1822 Verdi becomes organist in Saint Michael the Archangel Church in Roncole
1823 Attends the Busseto ginnasio secondary school 1825 Studies with Provesi a Ferdinando 1829 to Becomes Provesi's assistant 1832 Moves to Milan Italy and applies to the Milan Conservatory begins private studies with Vincenzo Lavigna 1833 Provesi dies Verdi's sister Giuseppa dies 1836 Verdi becomes music master in Busseto and composes Oberto marries Margherita Barezzi 1837 Birth of Verdi s daughter Virginia 1838 Verdi resigns job as music master in Busetto his son Icilio is born Virginia dies 1839 Verdi moves to Milan son Icilio dies pre miere of Oberto at La Scala 1840 Verdi's wife Margherita dies Verdi returns to Busseto Un giorno di regno premieres at La Scala 1842 Nabucco premieres at La Scala Giuseppina Strepponi sings the role of Abigaille 1843 I Lombardi premieres at La Scala 1844 Ernani debuts in Venice and I due Foscari debuts in Rome 1845 Giovanna d Arco premieres at La Scala 1846 Attila premieres in Venice 1847 Macbeth premieres in Florence I masnadieri debuts in London Jerusalem premieres in
Paris Verdi and Giuseppina Strepponi move to Paris 1848 a First Italian War of Independence Verdi returns to Milan during the uprisings buys land 1849 Rome declared a republic Verdi returns to Busseto with Giuseppina Strepponi 1851 Rigoletto premieres in Venice Verdi moves to Sant Agata Luigia Verdi dies 1853 Uprising in Milan Il trovatore premieres in Rome La traviata premieres in Venice 1859 a Second Italian War of Independence Un ballo in maschera premieres in Rome slogan Viva V E R D I is heard Verdi marries Giusep pina Strepponi 1860 Giuseppe Garibaldi leads an uprising in Italy 1861 Verdi is elected as a member of the first Ital ian Parliament 1865 Verdi resigns from Parliament 1866 Third Italian War of Independence Verdi lives in Paris
