A writer named Gianrinaldo Carli told a story that became famous in Italy in the 1760s: A stranger walks into a cafe in Milan ... role in what unfolded, Giuseppe Verdi’s music provided the ...

VIVA VERDI! is an intimate glimpse ... students who live among them at Milan's unique retirement home, Casa Verdi, built by renowned opera composer, Giuseppe Verdi in 1896. From these 'guests ...