Aida.
'Aida'
Verdi is an Italian opera composer known for his work in the 19th century.
Verdi's middle period operas epitomize the soul of not only Verdi, but of Italian Opera. These three operas "set the stage" for what Opera will become as well. They are: Rigoletto Il Trovatore La Traviata
Verdi composed not for the the Italian elite, but for a mass public who's main entertainment was opera.
A Verdi opera is an opera written by "...Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi ... 10 October 1813 - 27 January 1901 ... was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera."You can read more about him and the estimated 28 operas that he composed, below.
Verdi composed verismo opera.
La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi
La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi
La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi
Within this context -- any Verdi opera would be considered a classical opera.
The Opera Rigoletto was composed by the Italian "Giuseppe Verdi" and is about the Duke of Mantua, set in Lombardy province , Italy
Verdi's opera 'Otello' first performed Milan 1887 Libretto by Arrigo Boito based on Shakespeare's play 'Othello'