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Memorials To Giuseppe Verdi
The following is a compilation of memorials to the composer Giuseppe Verdi in the form of physical monuments and institutions and other entities named after him. Music schools and theatres There are three music conservatories, the Milan Conservatory and those in Turin and Como, and many Teatro Verdi (other), theatres named after Verdi in Italy. The theatres include: * Teatro Verdi (Bolzano), Teatro Verdi in Bolzano * Teatro Verdi (Brindisi), Teatro Verdi in Brindisi * Teatro Giuseppe Verdi in Busseto * Teatro Verdi (Casciana Terme), Teatro Verdi in Casciana Terme Lari * Teatro Verdi (Cava de' Tirreni), Teatro Verdi in Cava de' Tirreni * Teatro Verdi (Cesena), Teatro Verdi in Cesena * Teatro Verdi (Crevalcore), Teatro Verdi in Crevalcore * Teatro Verdi (Florence), Teatro Verdi in Florence * Teatro Verdi (Forlimpopoli), Teatro Verdi in Forlimpopoli * Teatro Giuseppe Verdi (Gorizia), Teatro Communale Giuseppe Verdi in Gorizia * Teatro Verdi (Milan), Teatro Verdi in Milan, al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verdi Statue
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Busseto to a provincial family of moderate means, receiving a musical education with the help of a local patron. Verdi came to dominate the Italian opera scene after the era of Gioachino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti, and Vincenzo Bellini, whose works significantly influenced him. In his early operas, Verdi demonstrated a sympathy with the Risorgimento movement which sought the unification of Italy. He also participated briefly as an elected politician. The chorus "Va, pensiero" from his early opera ''Nabucco'' (1842), and similar choruses in later operas, were much in the spirit of the unification movement, and the composer himself became esteemed as a representative of these ideals. An intensely private person, Verdi did not seek to ingratiate himself with popular movements. As he became professionally successful, he was able to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
