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Giuseppe Verdi was born on October 10th, 1813, in Le Roncole Italy.
朱塞佩·威尔第于1813年10月10日出生于意大利隆高勒。
Widely considered to be one of if not the greatest composer of Italian opera,
人们普遍认为他是意大利歌剧最伟大的作曲家之一。
he started his musical journey at the age of only three, when he began to learn the keyboard.
他三岁开始其音乐之旅，那时他开始学习键盘式乐器。
At the age of 10 he moved to Busseto though to continue his education and in 1831 having previously been rejected by the Milan conservatory.
10岁时，他搬到布塞托继续学业，1831年未被米兰音乐学院录取。
He travelled to Milan to study privately with Lavinia under the financial assistance of music-loving merchant Antonio Barrez.
在热爱音乐的商人安东尼奥·巴列兹的资助下，他前往米兰跟随拉维尼娅学习。
Although he respected composers such as Richard Wagner who strove to create a new type of opera,
尽管他尊重理查德·瓦格纳等致力于创作新型歌剧的作曲家，
Verdi had strong nationalistic convictions.
但他拥有强烈的民族主义信念。
His operas were deeply rooted in the centuries old traditions of Italian composers, such as Vincenzo, Bellini and Giacchino Rossini.
他的歌剧深深植根于如文森佐、贝利尼和吉奥阿基诺·罗西尼等意大利作曲家，几个世纪以来的传统。
Having composed 26 operas in all, Verdi creativity may be divided into four distinct periods.
威尔第共创作26部歌剧，其创造力可分为四个不同的时期。
The first of such periods includes the 15 operas composed between 1838 and 1850, such as a Lombardi and Macbeth.
第一个时期包括1838年至1850年间创作的15部歌剧，如《伦巴第人》和《麦克白》。
The second period produced what many believed to be his first three masterpieces, Il Trovatore in 1853, La Traviata also in 1853 and Rigoletto in 1851,
第二个时期创造出的歌剧，被许多人认为是他的前三部杰作，1853年的《游吟诗人》和《茶花女》，以及1851年的《弄臣》。
an unfortunate and tragic story of a hunchbacked court jester who mistakenly causes the death of his own daughter.
《弄臣》是一个不幸而悲惨的故事，讲述了一位驼背的朝廷弄臣，由于出错导致自己女儿死亡。
The third period includes two grand operas, Les Vepres Siciliennes and Don Carlos,
第三阶段包括两部大型歌剧《西西里晚祷》和《唐卡洛》，
as well as Aida which was commissioned in 1871 for the opening of the Suez Canal.
以及1871年为开通苏伊士运河而谱写的《阿依达》。
Two of Verdi's finest works Othello in 1887 and Falstaff in 1893 are both Shakespearean subjects
威尔第创作的最好的两部作品，即1887年的《奥赛罗》和1893年的《福斯塔夫》都是莎士比亚的著作，
and were worked on in collaboration with composer Arrigo Boito.
是威尔第与作曲家阿里戈·博伊托合作所创。
These works composed within the fourth period marked the culmination of his career.
这些创作于第四时期的作品标志着其到达事业顶峰。
By the end of his life, Giuseppe Verdi was a national institution, thousands mourned his passing when on January 27, 1901.
朱塞佩·威尔第晚年时已经在国内享有盛誉，1901年1月27日，数千人为其去世哀悼。
He died in Milan Italy at the age of 87.
他在意大利米兰过世，享年87岁。
