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)
I have always tried to make my music speak to the heart.
The theatre is a mirror of life.
I have always tried to be true to myself.
The artist must be a man of courage.
I have always tried to express the truth in my music.
The theatre is a place where dreams come true.
I have always tried to be a good citizen.
The artist must be a man of passion.
I have always tried to make my music serve a purpose.
The theatre is a place where emotions are born.
I have always tried to be a man of honor.
The artist must be a man of integrity.
I have always tried to make my music a reflection of life.
The theatre is a place where the human soul is revealed.
I have always tried to be a man of principle.
The artist must be a man of vision.
I have always tried to make my music a voice for the people.
The theatre is a place where the heart speaks.
I have always tried to be a man of conviction.
The artist must be a man of originality.
Contemporaries of Giuseppe Verdi
Other Musics born within 50 years of Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901).