<!-- do not add infobox on this page. see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Giuseppe_Verdi/Archive_1#Infobox--> File:Primo ritratto boldiniano di Verdi.jpg|thumb|Portrait by Giovanni Boldini, 1886 Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi ( ; ; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Busseto, a small town in the province of Parma, to a family of moderate means, receiving a musical education with the help of a local patron, Antonio Barezzi. Verdi came to dominate the Italian opera scene after the era of Gioachino Rossini, Vincenzo Bellini, and Gaetano Donizetti, whose works significantly influenced him. Wikipedia
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