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  • Cover of the first German edition of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi, 19th century

    Cover of the first German edition of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi, 19th century

  • Cover of the first-edition score of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi, 19th century

    Cover of the first-edition score of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi, 19th century

  • Drawing by Focosi for the score of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi, 19th century

    Drawing by Focosi for the score of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi, 19th century

  • Autograph draft of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi, 19th century

    Autograph draft of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi, 19th century

  • First-edition print with a scene from Giuseppe Verdi's Il trovatore, 19th century

    First-edition print with a scene from Giuseppe Verdi's Il trovatore, 19th century

  • German print with a scene from Giuseppe Verdi's Il trovatore, 19th century

    German print with a scene from Giuseppe Verdi's Il trovatore, 19th century

  • German print with a scene from Giuseppe Verdi's Il trovatore, 19th century

    German print with a scene from Giuseppe Verdi's Il trovatore, 19th century

  • Portrait of Giuseppe Verdi, 19th century

    Portrait of Giuseppe Verdi, 19th century

  • Portrait of Giuseppe Verdi, 19th century

    Portrait of Giuseppe Verdi, 19th century

  • Scene from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Don Carlos, 19th century

    Scene from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Don Carlos, 19th century

  • Scene from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Don Carlos, 19th century

    Scene from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Don Carlos, 19th century

  • Scene from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Don Carlos, 19th century

    Scene from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Don Carlos, 19th century

  • Scene from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Don Carlos, 19th century

    Scene from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Don Carlos, 19th century

  • Scene from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Don Carlos, 19th century

    Scene from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Don Carlos, 19th century

  • Scene from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Don Carlos, 19th century

    Scene from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Don Carlos, 19th century

  • Scene from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Don Carlos, 19th century

    Scene from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Don Carlos, 19th century

  • Scene from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Don Carlos, 19th century

    Scene from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Don Carlos, 19th century

  • Scene from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Don Carlos, 19th century

    Scene from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Don Carlos, 19th century

  • Portrait of Giuseppe Verdi, 19th century

    Portrait of Giuseppe Verdi, 19th century

  • Scene from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Don Carlos, 19th century

    Scene from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Don Carlos, 19th century

  • Scene from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Don Carlos, 19th century

    Scene from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Don Carlos, 19th century

  • Composition dedicated to Giuseppe Verdi with his birthplace in Roncole di Busseto, 19th century

    Composition dedicated to Giuseppe Verdi with his birthplace in Roncole di Busseto, 19th century

  • Giuseppe Verdi's handwritten notes on the staging of a scene, 19th century

    Giuseppe Verdi's handwritten notes on the staging of a scene, 19th century

  • Page of the libretto of Mefistofele with notes by Arrigo Boito, 19th century

    Page of the libretto of Mefistofele with notes by Arrigo Boito, 19th century

  • Portrait of Giuseppe Verdi, 19th century

    Portrait of Giuseppe Verdi, 19th century

  • Portrait of Giuseppe Verdi with the titles of his operas, 19th century

    Portrait of Giuseppe Verdi with the titles of his operas, 19th century

  • Allegory with Giuseppe Verdi, Franco Faccio, Romilda Pantaleoni, Francesco Tamagno and Victor Maurel, 19th century

    Allegory with Giuseppe Verdi, Franco Faccio, Romilda Pantaleoni, Francesco Tamagno and Victor Maurel, 19th century

  • Lithograph by L. Ronchi with Giuseppe Verdi, 19th century

    Lithograph by L. Ronchi with Giuseppe Verdi, 19th century

  • Portrait of Giuseppe Verdi, 19th century

    Portrait of Giuseppe Verdi, 19th century

  • Giuseppe Verdi's writing on Una vendetta in dominò and Adelia degli Adimari, 19th century

    Giuseppe Verdi's writing on Una vendetta in dominò and Adelia degli Adimari, 19th century

  • Giuseppe Verdi's writing on Una vendetta in dominò and Adelia degli Adimari, 19th century

    Giuseppe Verdi's writing on Una vendetta in dominò and Adelia degli Adimari, 19th century

  • Arrigo Boito and Giuseppe Verdi, 19th century

    Arrigo Boito and Giuseppe Verdi, 19th century

  • Execution of a brigand after the Unification of Italy, late 19th century

    Execution of a brigand after the Unification of Italy, late 19th century

  • Brigands, 19th century

    Brigands, 19th century

  • Birth certificate of Giuseppe Verdi, 1813

    Birth certificate of Giuseppe Verdi, 1813

  • Arrest of Silvio Pellico, Le mie prigioni, Milan, 1820

    Arrest of Silvio Pellico, Le mie prigioni, Milan, 1820

  • Pass issued by Marie Louise of Austria for the student Giuseppe Verdi, Milan, 1832

    Pass issued by Marie Louise of Austria for the student Giuseppe Verdi, Milan, 1832

  • Giuseppe Verdi's application for admission to the Conservatory, Milan, 1832

    Giuseppe Verdi's application for admission to the Conservatory, Milan, 1832

  • Giuseppina Strepponi, Giuseppe Verdi's second wife, 1835

    Giuseppina Strepponi, Giuseppe Verdi's second wife, 1835

  • Giuseppina Strepponi at the Teatro Gallo, Venice, 1835

    Giuseppina Strepponi at the Teatro Gallo, Venice, 1835

  • Young Giuseppe Verdi, 1842

    Young Giuseppe Verdi, 1842

  • Portrait of Giuseppina Strepponi with the score of Nabucco, 1842

    Portrait of Giuseppina Strepponi with the score of Nabucco, 1842

  • Giuseppe Verdi with the score of I due Foscari, 1844

    Giuseppe Verdi with the score of I due Foscari, 1844

  • Giuseppe Verdi, 1845

    Giuseppe Verdi, 1845

  • Tito and Giulio Ricordi with Verdi, 1850

    Tito and Giulio Ricordi with Verdi, c. 1850

  • Victor Emmanuel II receiving a delegation from Parma led by Giuseppe Verdi, 1859

    Victor Emmanuel II receiving a delegation from Parma led by Giuseppe Verdi, 1859

  • Giuseppe Verdi's handwritten note for a subscription for the wounded, 1859

    Giuseppe Verdi's handwritten note for a subscription for the wounded, 1859

  • Scaffolding on the building site of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, late 19th century

    Scaffolding on the building site of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, late 19th century

  • Fitting the arches in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, late 19th century

    Fitting the arches in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, late 19th century

  • Giuseppe Verdi in Russia for La forza del destino, Saint Petersburg, 1862

    Giuseppe Verdi in Russia for La forza del destino, Saint Petersburg, 1862