Giuseppe Verdi, one of the greatest musicians in history and symbol of Italian unity, was about to abandon music when he composed Nabucco, the opera that consecrated him as an artist and turned ...

Verdi's first wife, Margherita Varec. After the death of two sons who were widows, the composer created Nabucco. In a series of events after completing her studies and building a booming career ...

Odawara Castle was built to protect the capital of the Edo shogunate. But its history stretches even further back. Learn the fateful story of Odawara Castle from the remains of stone walls and a moat.