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)
Harmony arises from discord resolved.
Never compromise the soul of the music.
Death is but the final curtain call.
Travel broadens the mind as much as it tires the body.
The pen is mightier than the sword, but the quill composes symphonies.
Inspiration is 1% perspiration, 99% desperation.
Liberty is the air that music breathes.
Old age brings clarity, not decline.
Every failure is a lesson in disguise.
The public's taste is as fickle as the wind.
Joy is found in simple melodies.
Rehearse until perfection becomes instinct.
Memory is the score of our lives.
Wit sharpens the blade of satire in music.
Nature's beauty inspires the purest harmonies.
Endure, and the dawn will come.
The artist must feel deeply to create profoundly.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication in composition.
Laughter and tears are the colors of the human palette.
Tradition is the foundation upon which innovation builds.
Contemporaries of Giuseppe Verdi
Other Musics born within 50 years of Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901).