Verdi born near Busseto, Duchy of ParmaOct 10, 1813Labels: Giuseppe Verdi, Le Roncole, Duchy ofBritannicaTreccani
Nabucco premieres at La ScalaMar 9, 1842Labels: Nabucco, La Scala, Va pensieroRicordiLa ScalaBritannica
I Lombardi premieres amid Risorgimento-era tensionsFeb 11, 1843Labels: I Lombardi, La Scala, RisorgimentoRicordiMorgan LibraryBritannica
La battaglia di Legnano premieres in revolutionary RomeJan 27, 1849Labels: La battaglia, Teatro Argentina, 1848 49TreccaniOpera ItaliaWikipedia
Rigoletto premieres after censorship battlesMar 11, 1851Labels: Rigoletto, La Fenice, Austrian censorsLa FeniceBritannicaWikipedia
Il trovatore premieres in RomeJan 19, 1853Labels: Il trovatore, Teatro Apollo, Verdi triumvirateOpera RomaBritannicaWikipedia
La traviata premieres at La FeniceMar 6, 1853Labels: La traviata, La Fenice, social themesLa FeniceBritannicaWikipedia
“Viva V.E.R.D.I.” slogan spreads as nationalist codeJan 1, 1859Labels: Viva VERDI, Vittorio Emanuele, political sloganTreccaniTreccani
Verdi elected to Italy’s first ParliamentFeb 18, 1861Labels: Giuseppe Verdi, Italian Parliament, Kingdom ofTreccaniParlamento
Aida premieres at Cairo’s Khedivial Opera HouseDec 24, 1871Labels: Aida, Khedivial Opera, Cairo premiereBritannicaMet OperaWikipedia
Verdi’s Requiem first performed in MilanMay 22, 1874Labels: Requiem, Alessandro Manzoni, San MarcoBritannicaRicordiWikipedia
Otello premieres at La ScalaFeb 5, 1887Labels: Otello, La Scala, Arrigo BoitoLa ScalaBritannicaWikipedia
Falstaff premieres at La ScalaFeb 9, 1893Labels: Falstaff, La Scala, comic operaLa ScalaBritannicaWikipedia
Verdi dies in Milan; national mourning followsJan 27, 1901Labels: Giuseppe Verdi, Milan, national mourningBritannicaTreccaniWikipedia
