Opera happens to be one of my favourite genres of music; from the haunting melodies of a tragedy to the spirited choral numbers, the power and awesome-ness (is that a word?) of a good opera is inspiring. Featured here are the works of Guiseppe Verdi, my personal favourite composer. In my opinion, humble though it is, Verdi is one of the, if not THE, greatest composer of 1800s. For a short bio of Verdi click *here.

I've tried to include all his major works. Not all of these sites are up yet, so please be patient, I'm working on them. The ones with the *asterisks* are working. And yes, I'm working on the pics of my holiday, so quit complaining. Yes, I can hear that, so stop. Thank you. Anyway...

• Nabucco: This was Verdi's first great success as an Italian composer. An opera in four acts set in ancient Babylon.

• Ernani: A drama in four acts set in the sixteenth century Spain. Based on the drama by Victor Hugo.

• *MacBeth: A tragedy in four acts set in Scotland. Based on the tragedy by Willy-boy Shakespeare himself.

• Luisa Miller: a drama in three acts set in a village in the Tyrol in the eighteenth century.

• Rigoletto: an opera in three acts based on Le Roi S'amuse by Victor Hugo. Recently performed by the English National Opera.

• *Il Trovatore: a drama in four acts set in Biscay and Aragon. One of his best.

• *La Triviata: an opera in three acts set in Paris. Another one of his best. Based on a play by Dumas.

• I Vespri Siciliani: an opera in five acts set in 1282 Palermo.

• Simon Boccanegre: an opera in three acts with a prologue set in fifteenth century Genoa. Based on a play by Gutierrez.

• *Un Ballo In Maschera: an opera in three acts that no one can quite decide the names of the charaters in. :)

• La Forza Del Destino: an opera in four acts set in 18th century Spain and Italy. Loosely based on a play by the Duke of Rivas.

• Don Carlos: a drama in five acts set in 16th century France and Spain.

• **AIDA!!!!!: a tragedy in four acts set in ancient Egypt. His best opera, in my opinion. But you probably figured that out on your own.

• *Otello: a drama in four acts set in Cyprus. Based on the play by Bill Shakespeare. Also a faboo opera-film directed by Franco Zeffirelli.

• Falstaff: an opera in three acts set in Windsor during Henry IV's reign.

• *Other Operas By Other Composers