{"slug": "giuseppe-verdi", "label": "Giuseppe Verdi", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Verdi", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7317", "qid": "Q7317", "description": "Italian opera composer (1813–1901)", "entries": 13, "years": 11, "span": [1839, 1978], "span_label": ["1839 CE", "1978 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 13}], "related": [{"slug": "milan", "label": "Milan", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "nbc", "label": "NBC", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "arturo-toscanini", "label": "Arturo Toscanini", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "venice", "label": "Venice", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1839, "year_label": "1839 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "November 17", "text": "November 17 – Giuseppe Verdi's first opera, Oberto, conte di San Bonifacio, opens in Milan.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360384794#October–December", "title": "1839", "revid": 1360384794, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1842, "year_label": "1842 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "March 9", "text": "March 9 – Giuseppe Verdi's third opera Nabucco premieres at La Scala in Milan; its success establishes Verdi as one of Italy's foremost operatic composers.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365455258#January–March", "title": "1842", "revid": 1365455258, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1843, "year_label": "1843 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "February 11", "text": "February 11 – Giuseppe Verdi's opera I Lombardi alla prima crociata premieres at La Scala in Milan.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366016136#January–March", "title": "1843", "revid": 1366016136, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1844, "year_label": "1844 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "March 9", "text": "March 9 – Giuseppe Verdi's opera Ernani debuts at Teatro La Fenice, Venice.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372570203#January–March", "title": "1844", "revid": 1372570203, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1844, "year_label": "1844 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "November 3", "text": "November 3 – Giuseppe Verdi's opera I due Foscari debuts at Teatro Argentina, Rome.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372570203#October–December", "title": "1844", "revid": 1372570203, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1851, "year_label": "1851 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "March 11", "text": "March 11 – Giuseppe Verdi's opera Rigoletto is first performed at La Fenice in Venice.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358777790#January–March", "title": "1851", "revid": 1358777790, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1853, "year_label": "1853 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "January 19", "text": "January 19 – Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il Trovatore premieres at Teatro Apollo in Rome.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1352708271#January–March", "title": "1853", "revid": 1352708271, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1853, "year_label": "1853 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "March 6", "text": "March 6 – Giuseppe Verdi's opera La traviata premieres at La Fenice in Venice, but is poorly received at this time.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1352708271#January–March", "title": "1853", "revid": 1352708271, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1874, "year_label": "1874 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "May 22", "text": "May 22 – Verdi's Requiem is first performed at San Marco in Milan, marking the first anniversary of Manzoni's death.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371979117#May", "title": "1874", "revid": 1371979117, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 1887, "year_label": "1887 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "February 5", "text": "February 5 – The Giuseppe Verdi opera Otello premieres at La Scala, Milan.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363052310#February", "title": "1887", "revid": 1363052310, "section": "Events › February"}}, {"year": 1947, "year_label": "1947 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "December 6", "text": "December 6 – Arturo Toscanini conducts a concert performance of the first half of Giuseppe Verdi's opera Otello, for a broadcast on NBC Radio in the United States. 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