Verdi home won't be shut says culture minister

(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 31 - The house where great 19th century opera composer Giuseppe Verdi lived for 50 years will not be shut due to disrepair, Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano said Monday.
    he said "Villa Verdi and its previous goods have a fundamental importance for the memory and identity of the Italians and so they must be safeguarded and open to the public".
    The house-museum at Piacenza was set to be closed and sold, according to reports last week. (ANSA).