The Teatro Giuseppe Verdi in Busseto, the composer’s hometown ... proving Verdi is as adored now as he was by the Italians who marked his death in 1901 with a national outburst of grief.

Giuseppe Verdi (or 'Joe Green' in English!) was an Italian composer who dominated the Italian opera scene in the late 19th Century. Verdi's first opera – 'Oberto', written in 1839 – was a big ...