The Life of Verdi

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  • Premiered: Jan 1982
  • Episodes: 9
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Season 1
1x1
Childhood, Barezzi & Milan
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 01, 1982
Giuseppe Verdi is born in 1813 to a provincial family. At a young age, his exceptional talent for music becomes clear to all around him. The local merchant Barezzi greatly supports .. show full overview
1x2
Margherita, Tragedy & Nabucco
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 08, 1982
Verdi and Margherita build a family while Verdi pursues his music education. His connections in the cultural hub of Milan provide new opportunities and encourage him to compose his first opera.
1x3
Patriotism, I Lombardi & Ernani
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 15, 1982
As Verdi's opera Nabucco debuts in Milan, Giuseppina's voice deteriorates further, and the two grow closer together.
1x4
Giuseppina, Revolution & Rigoletto
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 22, 1982
Verdi and Giuseppina Strepponi are living together as he continues writing operas. But when the 1848 French revolution begins, its effects stretch across Europe.
1x5
Independent Italy, La Traviata & Un Ballo
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 29, 1982
Verdi's talent earns him fame and a number of accolades, including the French Legion of Honour. During rehearsals of Il Trovatore, Verdi begins work on La Traviata, but his muse escapes him.
1x6
Wagner, Teresa & Aida
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 05, 1982
All around Verdi the times are changing. With new technology and the Bohemian cultural movement sweeping across Italy, he tries to find his place in the new era.
1x7
Crisis, Otello & Falstaff
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 12, 1982
Following the success of Aida, Verdi mourns the loss of Italian writer Alessandro Manzoni-a man he greatly admired-and writes a requiem in his honor. Giuseppina fears Verdi may have found a new muse.
1x8
Celeste Aida
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Air date
Feb 19, 1982
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1x9 Show finale
Il vecchio mago
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 26, 1982
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