Cities across the country will host concerts to raise funds that will preserve Verdi’s home of 50 years for the nation
– will be held at opera houses in a host of Italian cities until the middle of June, with the proceeds going towards helping the Italian government to buy the home.
The home is owned by four siblings from the Carrara Verdi family who are descendants of Maria Filomena Verdi, the composer’s younger cousin who was raised by him and Strepponi as their daughter.
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