Giuseppe Verdi
Greatest Italian opera composer
Most quoted
"I adore art... when I am alone with my notes, my heart pounds, and the tears stream from my eyes, and my emotion and my inspiration are so great that I have to sing them out loud."
— from Letter, 1871
"I adore art... when I am alone with my notes, my heart pounds and the tears stream from my eyes, and my emotion and my joys are too much to bear."
— from Letter to Countess Maffei, 1875
"Of all composers, past and present, I am the least learned. I mean that in all seriousness, and by learning I do not mean knowledge of music."
— from Letter to Arrivabene, 1871
All quotes by Giuseppe Verdi (398)
Life is a dream, and death is the awakening.
There is no art without truth, and no truth without art.
To create is to live twice.
The human heart is a strange thing.
We are born to suffer, to love, and to die.
Music can express what words cannot.
The greatest joy is to create.
Truth is the foundation of all beauty.
The artist's mission is to reveal the truth.
Life is a struggle, but it is a beautiful struggle.
Death is not the end, but a new beginning.
The soul of man is immortal.
To feel deeply is to live fully.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but truth is universal.
The human voice is the most perfect instrument.
Music is a divine art.
To understand life, one must understand death.
The purpose of art is to elevate the human spirit.
Love is the essence of life.
The world is full of wonders, if only we open our eyes.
Contemporaries of Giuseppe Verdi
Other Musics born within 50 years of Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901).