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A rising star

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Verdi: Facts, compositions and biography on the great composer

Nabucco Verdi

6. A rising star

It was while he was working on his second opera, Un giorno di regno, that Verdi's wife died. The opera was a flop and the composer vowed to give up composing forever. However, he was persuaded to write Nabucco - with its famous Chorus of Hebrew Slaves - and its premiere in March 1842 made Verdi a star. Pictured is a 2011 production of Nabucco at the Washington National Opera.

  1. Image 1: Giuseppe Verdi Covanni Boldini
  2. Image 2: Busseto Italy Giuseppe Verdi
  3. Image 3: Milan Italy Giuseppe Verdi
  4. Image 4: Margherita Barezzi Verdi
  5. Image 5: Young Giuseppe Verdi
  6. Image 6: Nabucco Verdi
  7. Image 7: Gaetano Donizetti Giuseppe Verdi
  8. Image 8: Verdi Jerusalem Lombardi
  9. Image 9: Giuseppina Strepponi Giuseppe Verdi
  10. Image 10: Rigoletto Verdi Polanski Glossop Modoveanu 20 images

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