Verdi for Kids: His Life and Music with 21 Activities
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
1867 Carlo Verdi dies Antonio Barezzi dies Verdi returns to Italy and becomes the guardian of his great niece Maria Filomena 1869 The new Cairo Opera House opens with Rigo letto 1870 Franco Prussian War begins 1871 a Franco Prussian War ends Rome becomes the capital of Italy Aida premieres in Cairo 1875 a Verdi sworn in as a senator to the Italian Par liament in Rome 1876 Conducts Aida in Paris 1878 a Maria Filomena marries 1879 a Maria Filomena gives birth to a daughter 1883 Richard Wagner dies 1887 Otello premieres at La Scala Verdi awarded honorary citizenship of Milan 1889 Verdi buys land to build the Casa di riposo a rest home for elderly musicians in Milan 1893 Falstaff premieres at La Scala Verdi made an honorary citizen of Rome 1897 S Giuseppina dies 1898 Verdi lives in a suite in the Grand Hotel in Milan 1899 Official opening of the Casa di riposo 1901 Verdi suffers a stroke and dies
