La Traviata Venice Premiere
Giuseppe Verdi's La traviata premiered in Venice, presenting the sacrifice of courtesan Violetta Valery.
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Giuseppe Verdi Biography and Timeline — Page 2
Follow Giuseppe Verdi through 58 dated historical records for Italy.
Giuseppe Verdi, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1853–1893Years on this page
1853
1855
Les Vepres Siciliennes Premieres
Verdi's French grand opera Les vepres siciliennes was first performed at the Paris Opera in June 1855.
1857
Simon Boccanegra First Staged
Verdi's Simon Boccanegra premiered at La Fenice and was later substantially revised with Arrigo Boito.
Aroldo Premieres In Rimini
Verdi transformed his earlier Stiffelio into Aroldo which premiered in Rimini in 1857.
1859
Un Ballo In Maschera Premieres
Verdi's Un ballo in maschera premiered in Rome following disputes with censors about portraying a political assassination.
1862
La Forza Del Destino Opens
Verdi's La forza del destino received its world premiere at the Imperial Theatre in Saint Petersburg.
1867
Don Carlos Premieres In Paris
Verdi's grand opera Don Carlos premiered at the Paris Opera and explored dynastic and religious conflict in sixteenth century Spain.
1871
Ieda
Composes, "Ieda"
Aida Premieres In Cairo
Verdi's Aida premiered at Cairo's Khedivial Opera House in December 1871.
Aida Cairo Premiere
Giuseppe Verdi's Aida premiered in Cairo, setting a conflict between love and national allegiance in ancient Egypt.
1874
Requiem
Composes, "Requiem"
Requiem Honours Alessandro Manzoni
Verdi's Requiem received its first performance in Milan as a memorial to the writer Alessandro Manzoni.
1887
Othello
Composes, "Othello"
Otello Premieres At La Scala
Verdi's Otello with a libretto by Arrigo Boito premiered at La Scala in February 1887.
Otello Milan Premiere
Giuseppe Verdi's Otello premiered at La Scala, reshaping Shakespeare's tragedy into an intensely dramatic opera.
1893
Falstaff
Composes, "Falstaff"
Falstaff Premieres At La Scala
Verdi's final opera Falstaff premiered at La Scala as a comic adaptation drawing on Shakespeare.
Falstaff Milan Premiere
Giuseppe Verdi's Falstaff premiered at La Scala, offering a comic conclusion to his operatic career.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.