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Famous Composers Mozart Verdi and Gershwin
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, an Austrian prodigy, began music at age three and composed extensively, writing 22 operas including Don Giovanni. Giuseppe Verdi, a famed Italian opera figure, rose from poverty with support to study and produced many romantic operas such as Aida and La Traviata. George Gershwin, a Brooklyn native, wrote at fifteen and contributed symphonies, operas, and popular songs including Porgy and Bess set in the South blending comedy and drama.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart
Guiseppe Verdi
Verdi
George Gershwin
Brooklyn, N.Y
Gershwin
Porgy and
Bess
South