Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli
said Monday that the decree has been signed for the State to
complete the acquisition of Villa Verdi, the home Italian
composer Giuseppe Verdi had built at Sant'Agata, near Piacenza,
and where he lived and worked in the latter years of his life.
"Villa Verdi is a symbol of Italy's cultural greatness and the
place where the maestro found inspiration for many of his
immortal compositions," said Giuli.
"Thanks to this important act, the State guarantees its
preservation and returns it to the community as the heritage of
everyone".
Villa Verdi is not far from the composer's long-time home at
Busseto and his birthplace in the tiny village of Le Roncole.
Turned into a museum by Verdi's family, the villa has recently
fallen into disrepair.
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