Giuseppe Verdi: RIGOLETTO

Verdi: Requiem: II. Dies irae

‘Va, pensiero’ from Verdi's opera Nabucco

La traviata (Italian pronunciation: [la traˈvjaːta]; The Fallen Woman) is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on La Dame aux camélias (1852), a play by Alexandre Dumas fils adapted from his own 1848 novel. The opera was originally titled Violetta, after the main character. It was first performed on 6 March 1853 at La Fenice opera house in Venice. Piave and Verdi wanted to follow Dumas in giving the opera a contemporary setting

La Traviata, Full Performance now showing. Sigulda Opera Festival 2024. #opera #verdi

La Traviata: Drinking Song

Verdi’s Triumphal March from Aida is one of the most iconic moments in all of opera. Written for the premiere of Aida in Cairo in 1871, it was designed to sound like a real celebration: blazing trumpets, glowing brass, massed chorus, and a steady, ceremonial rhythm that feels like an endless procession. This is music built for a parade of victors, shining armor, and blinding sunlight. In the opera, the march celebrates Radamès’ victory in battle. Priests, soldiers, dancers, and the people of Egy

Verdi: Requiem: IV. Sanctus

Verdi: Il trovatore, Act III: Di quella pira