| Currency | Euro (EUR) |
| Facial value | 2,00 |
| Year of issue | 2013 |
| Metal | Copper-Nickel + Nickel-Brass |
| Ø in mm | 25,75 |
| Art.-No. | IT2.00E2 |
| Price EUR | 30,00 |
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (1813 – 1901). The Italian opera composer came to dominate the Italian opera scene after the era of Bellini, Donizetti, and Rossini, whose works significantly influenced him. He surprised the musical world by returning, after his success with the opera Aida (1871), with three late masterpieces: his Requiem (1874), and the operas Otello (1887) and Falstaff (1893). His operas remain extremely popular, especially the three peaks of his ‘middle period’: Rigoletto, Il trovatore and La traviata.
