What is Giuseppe Verdi?
{{Infobox person | name = Giuseppe Verdi | image = Giuseppe Verdi by Giovanni Boldini.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = A portrait by Giovanni Bol 1886 (National Gallery of Modern Art, Rome) | pronunciation = <!--add pronunciation in IPA with template {{IPA-xx|...|lang}}, and replace 'xx' with the ISO639-1 code for the language. If pronunciation is in English and this will be obvious, {{IPA-en|...|}} should be used.--> | birth_place = Roncole near Busseto | baptised = 9 or 10 October 1813 | death_date = 27 January 1901 (aged 87) | death_place = [[Milan]] | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{Coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} --> | monuments = | residence = | nationality = | ethnicity = <!-- Ethnicity should be supported with a citation from a reliable source --> | citizenship = | occupation = Composer of operas | known_for = | notable_works = | style = | home_town = | parents = | signature = | signature_alt = | signature_size = }} '''Giuseppe Verdi''' (born Roncole near [[Busseto]], 9 or 10 October 1813; died [[Milan]] 27 January 1901) was an [[Italians|Italian]] [[composer]] of [[opera]]s. Verdi and [[Richard Wagner]] were the greatest composers of opera in the 19th century although they were completely different from one another. When Verdi was a young man the most famous opera composers in Italy were [[Gaetano Donizetti]] and [[Vincenzo Bellini]] who wrote in the [[bel canto]] tradition. This meant that their operas had beautiful tunes which were written for singers to show off their voices, even if what they s