Giuseppe Verdi: composer of Aida, La Traviata, Falstaff, and haver of an adorable Italian accent. But as Eric Skelly – cohost of the Opera Cheat Sheet podcast and Buffy the Vampire Slayer superfan – tells us, Verdi was so much more. He was an innovator who changed opera forever. Learn about how he did this and who he was in this episode!

Audio production by Todd "With a T" Hulslander with nervous pacing by Dacia Clay.

All music in this episode by Giuseppe Verdi.

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