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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.

Giuseppe Verdi

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Giuseppe Verdi
Age: 87 †
Born: 1813
Born: April 10
Died: 1901
Died: January 27
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