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Ferdinando Angelo Maria Provesi (1770 – 1833) was a native of
Ferdinando Angelo Maria Provesi (1770 – 1833) was a native of Parma, Italy
Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, music, art, prosciutto (ham), cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 inhabitants, Parma is the second most ...
. He was regarded as one of the greatest Italian
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opera
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librett ...
composers of the era . Provesi is best known as being an early tutor of Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Busseto to a provincial family of moderate means, receiving a musical education with the h ...
when he was the ''Maestro di cappella'' (master of music) at the St. Bartolomeo cathedral
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in Busseto
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(the town very close to Le Roncole
Le Roncole (today known as Roncole Verdi) is a village in the province of Parma (Emilia-Romagna region) of Italy, a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Busseto. It is located 140 km southeast of Milan.
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, the village where Verdi was born.) Provesi was also director of the municipal music school and local Philharmonic Society. He began teaching Verdi in 1824 when the future composer was 11 years old.
When he died in Busseto in 1833, it opened the way for the young Verdi to apply to take over his post in the town, a post which he held for two-and-a-half years after which Verdi returned to Milan.
References
* Parker, Roger (1998), "Verdi, Giuseppe" in Stanley Sadie, (Ed.), ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera'', Vol. Four. London: Macmillan Publishers, Inc. * Phillips-Matz, Mary Jane (1993), ''Verdi: A Biography'', London & New York: Oxford University Press. Italian male classical composers 1770 births 1833 deaths Musicians from Parma Giuseppe Verdi Italian Romantic composers Italian opera composers Male opera composers 18th-century Italian composers 18th-century Italian male musicians 19th-century classical composers 19th-century Italian male musicians {{Opera-bio-stub