Liguria and Piemonte

ITEMNUMBER

REGION OR CITY,

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SHORTINFO

 

LIGURIA

 

 

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La Spezia

 

FO Wagner

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Carro (SP)

 

FO Paganini

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Rapallo (GE)

 

O Sibelius

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Genova

 

musical history

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Genova

 

O Paganini °

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Genova

 

B H - Paganini

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Genova

 

Paganini's violin

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Genova

 

L - Stradella

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Genova

 

E Stradella

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Genova

 

LH - Paganini

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Genova

 

L - Mariani, Verdi

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Genova

 

M - Verdi

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Genova

 

QH Theatre - C Paganini

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Genova

 

N Conservatorio - A

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Genova

 

P Staglieno

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Genova

 

J Asian instruments

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Genova

 

C Paganini

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Savona

 

QH Teatro Chiabrera

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Varazze (SV)

 

F C Cilea

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Alassio (SV)

 

FO Ponchielli

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Oneglia (IM)

 

F Berio °

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San Remo (IM)

 

F Alfano

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Seborga (IM)

 

J instruments

 

PIEMONTE

 

 

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Dronero (CN)

 

J instruments

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Piasco (CN)

 

R J harp

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Torino

 

history

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Torino

 

J - musical history

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Torino

 

QH Teatro Regio

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Torino

 

Q Teatro Carignano

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Torino

 

L - Viotti

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Torino

 

O Mozart

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Torino

 

F - Mozart

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Torino

 

E Pugnani

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Torino

 

Casella °

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Torino

 

N - H

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Torino

 

A University library

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Torino

 

H

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Torino

 

H

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Torino

 

F Franchetti °

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Viù (TO)

 

F Franchetti

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Rivoli (TO)

 

J musical history, instruments

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Riva presso Chieri (TO)

 

J folklore

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Crescentino (VC)

 

O Arditi

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Fontanetto Po (VC)

 

FO Viotti °

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Fontanetto Po (VC)

 

C Viotti

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Fontanetto Po (VC)

 

O Viotti

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Tortona (AL)

 

O C Perosi °

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Borgo San Martino (AL)

 

L - Vivaldi treasure

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Casale Monferrato (AL)

 

Q H theatre

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Casale Monferrato (AL)

 

A

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Novara

 

QH

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Novara

 

O Cantelli

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Quarna Sotto (VB)

 

J wind instruments

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Baveno (VB)

 

F Giordano

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Baveno (VB)

 

O Giordano

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Verbania (VB)

 

C Toscanini

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opposite Verbania

 

F Toscanini

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Vacallo (Switzerland)

 

FO Puccini

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Vacallo (Switzerland)

 

F - Leoncavallo

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FO Wagner

Via del Prione 45, La Spezia

 

Wagner stayed in La Spezia in the summer of 1853 and developed his idea of the prelude of Rheingold.

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FO Paganini

Via Castè, Carro (SP)

Casa Antenati di Paganini

House of the ancestors of Paganini; his father was born here and the composer probably paid visits.  Since 2002 annual Festival Paganiniano (July, August)

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O Sibelius

Piazzetta Est 14, Rapallo (GE)

 

Jean Sibelius stayed here February until the end of May 1901 - 'fuggiendo le nordiche brume' (flying from the Nordic haze) - and wrote his Second Symphony.

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musical history

Genova

 

In the 13th century the art of the Troubadours from nearby Provence flourished also in Genua. Favourite city of the older Verdi, but no first performances of his operas.

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O Paganini °

Via del Colle 34, Genova

Giardini Baltimora ovest

Nicolò Paganini was born in 1782 at Passo di Gatta Mora 38 (demolished in 1971 for the office of Regione Liguria) - two plaques.

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B H - Paganini

Piazza di Sarzana 9, Genova

Chiesa di San Salvatore

Paganini's baptismal church - now belonging to the Conservatory, concert hall.

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Paganini's violin

Via Garibaldi 9, Genova

Palazzo Tursi

The town hall houses Paganini's violin 'Il Canone' (by Guarneri, 1742) and some more objects in a showcase - formerly in a safe with glass window (photo). 

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L - Stradella

Via Garibaldi 18, Genova

Palazzo Rosso

The composer Alesandro Stradella (1642-1682) lived from 1777 with the Brignole-Sale family, until his violent death; he was murdered on 25 Febr. 1682 at Piazza Bianchi. The palace is a museum now.

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E Stradella

Vico del Campanile delle Vigne 5, Genova

Basilica di Nostra Signora delle Vigne

Allessandro Stradella was buried here - his grave was formerly unknown but discovered in 2003. 

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LH - Paganini

Via Lomellini, Genova

Oratorio di San Filippo [Neri]

Oratorio tradition in the 18th century - Boccherini and Paganini appeared here - Music academy between 1866 and 1936  - Now concert hall.

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L - Mariani, Verdi

Via Corsica 15, Genova

Palazzo Sauli

Apartment of the composer and conductor Angelo Mariani (1821-1873) from the 1850s. Verdi stayed here during the winters of 1869-74 (second floor). Plaque on Via San Benedetto.

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M - Verdi

Piazza Principe, Genova

Villa Doria Pamphili (1529)

After Mariani's death, Verdi stayed here during the winters of 1874-94.

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QH Theatre - C Paganini

Piazza Raffaele de Ferrari, Genova

Teatro Carlo Felice

Built in 1828, destroyed in 1942, rebuilt in 1991 - opera, ballet, concert; 2000 seats (no boxes, exceptional in Italy). At the entrance Paganini monument (by Livio Scurpella, 2021)

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N Conservatorio - A

Via Albaro 38, Genova

Villa Bambrini

Conservatorio Nicolò Paganini  - Paganini archive.

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P Staglieno

Piazzale G.B. Resasco, Genova

Cimitero Staglieno

Graves of Michele Novaro (national anthem Fratelli d'Italia, †1888), the librettist Felice Romani (†1865), Paganini's pupil Camillo Sivori (†1894), the conductor and composer Luigi Mancinelli (†1921).

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J Asian instruments

Piazza Giuseppe Mazzini 4, Genova

Museo Chiossone

Collection of Chinese and Japanese instruments

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C Paganini

San Biagio in Val Poncevera, Genova

 

Paganini monument (by Franco Repetti, 2013) near the location of the summer house/kitchen garden of the Paganini family; The composer lived here from 1801 to 1804.

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QH Teatro Chiabrera

Piazza Diaz, Savona

Teatro Chiabrera

built 1853 - opera, concert 

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F C Cilea

Via Guglielmo Marconi 13, Varazze (SV)

Villa Gloria

Last house since 1909 of the composer Francesco Cilea (1866-1950); maintaining public access not warranted - Outside: Cilea monument.  His best known work: opera Adriana Lecouvreur.

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FO Ponchielli

Passeggiata Grollero 4, Alassio (SV)

 

The composer Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-1886) stayed here in 1885.

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F Berio °

Via Fanny Runcati Carli 14, Imperia

 

Birthplace of the composer Luciano Berio (1924-2003), in a green residential area.

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F Alfano

Strada Solaro 36, San Remo (IM)

 

Last house of the composer Franco Alfano (1875-1954); he lived here from 1914.

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J instruments

Via della Zecca 2, Seborga (IM)

Museo Strumenti Musicali

Collection of musical instruments, including mechanical instruments, phonographs etc.

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J instruments

Via XXV Aprile 14, Dronero (CN)

Collezione Strumenti Musicali Goletti

World music instruments, collected by Giovanni Battista Goletti.

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R J harp

Via Rossana 7, Piasco (CN)

Museo dell'Arpa Victor Salvi

Museum of the harpist Victor Salvi, who made harps since 1955 in the course of a family tradition from the early 19th century.

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history

Torino

 

From 1563 until 1870 capital of Savoy.  In the 17th century the court music and ballet followed French patterns.   In the 18th century, the great violinists Somis (1686-1763) and Pugnani (1731-1798) were active here; both were born and died in Turin.  Baron Alberto Franchetti (1860-1942) was born in Turin; composer of the opera Cristofori  Colombo.

Until 1870 capital of the liberated parts of Italy. Verdi attended the proclamation of the Kingdom in 1861 as a member of the parliament. His name had been linked to the battle for independency. The slogan Viva V.E.R.D.I. , seeming innocent, meant  Viva Vittorio Emanuele Re DItalia.

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J - musical history

Piazza Castello, Torino

Palazzo Madama

Former ducal palace, main centre of musical life in the 17th and 18th century.  Sigismondo d'India worked here from 1611 to ‘23.

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QH Teatro Regio

Piazza Castello 215, Torino

Teatro Regio

Built in 1738, destroyed in 1936, rebuilt in 1973 - opera, ballet, concert 

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Q Teatro Carignano

Piazza Carignano 6, Torino

Teatro Carignano

Built in 1753, important opera and ballet theatre during the 19th century. Toscanini made his conducting debut here on 4.XI.1886 with the opera Edmea by Catalani. Now drama theatre.

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L - Viotti

Via Maria Vittoria 12, Torino

Palazzo Cisterna

The composer and violinist Giovanni Battista Viotti lived here from 1766 to 1775 as a foster-child of prince Alfonso del Pozzo della Cisterna.

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O Mozart

Via della Corte d'Appello 4, Torino

Hotel Antica Dogana

Former Albergo Dogana Vecchia. Verdi stayed here in 1858 and 1861. The plaque and other Mozart memorabilia are out of place; he didn't stay here, see next item.

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F - Mozart

Via Gian Francesco Bellezia 8, Torino

former Dogana Nuova

In fact, Mozart stayed in the then called 'dogana nuova', just around the corner, from 14 to 31 Januari 1771; meetings with Paisiello and Pugnani.

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E Pugnani

Via San Pietro in Vinculi 12, Torino

Cimitero San Pietro in Vinculi

Grave of the violinist and composer (Giulio) Gaetano Pugnani (1731-1798). He was born and died in Turin but made extended concert tours through Europe. - Fritz Kreisler 'borrowed' his name for some of his own compositions...

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Casella °

Via Cavour 13, Torino

 

Birthplace of the composer Alfredo Casella (1883-1947).

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N - H

Via Mazzini 11, Torino

Conservatorio Statale G. Verdi

The Conservatorio proceeded from the Istituto Musicale della Città de Torino (1866) - chamber music hall and 'Galleria degli Strumenti' with a collection of 130 instruments.

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A University library

Via Po 19, Torino

Biblioteca Nazionale Universtaria

The library includes the collections Foà (Vivaldi) and Giordano, organ tablatures a.o. 

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H

Piazza Rossaro 15, Torino

Auditorium RAI 'Arturo Toscanini'

Concert hall of RAI broadcasting company since 1952. Originally a Hippodrome from 1856, after that altered into the theatre Vittorio Emmanuele II.

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H

Via Nizza 280, Torino

Auditorium Lingatto

Former Fiat factory area, redesigned by Renzo Piano - Auditorium G. Agnelli

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F Franchetti °

Via Accademia Albertina 24, Torino

 

Birthplace of the composer baron Alberto Franchetti (1860-1942), best known of his operas, incl. Cristoforo Colombo (1892) and Germania (1902).  He lived here until 1871.

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F Franchetti

Via Luigia 20, Viù (TO)

Villa Franchetti

The composer baron Alberto Franchetti (1860-1942) would frequently have stayed in this luxurious chalet, which his father Raimondo and mother Sara Louise Rothchild had built in 1861, one year after Alberto's birth in Turin.

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J musical history, instruments

Via Rosta 23, Rivoli (TO)

La Maison Musique

Collection of instruments and  Musicarium, a multimedia performance about music (30 minutes).

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J folklore

Piazza Parrocchia 4, Riva presso Chieri (TO)

Museo del Paesaggio Sonoro

Museum of 'the sounds of rural communities', including folkloristic instruments.

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O Arditi

Piazza Caretto 5, Crescentino (VC)

Palazzo del Commune

Luigi Arditi (1822-1903, England) was born in Crescentino as the son of the owner of the Café di Città (now Olympic). He composed operas and popular songs, incl. Il Bacio. Plaque in council chamber

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FO Viotti °

Via G.B. Viotti 23, Fontanetto Po (VC)

 

Birthplace of the composer and violinist Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755-1824).

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C Viotti

Piazza Carpanetto, Fontanetto Po (VC)

 

The cubist style Viotti monument (Dezza 1955) is much disputed in the village.

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O Viotti

Piazza Garibaldi 5, Fontanetto Po (VC)

Municipio

A more conventional memorial tablet for Viotti.

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O C Perosi °

Corso Leoniero 10, Tortona (AL)

Catedrale

Lorenzo Perosi (1872-1956), born in Tortona, was composer and Maestro della Capella Sistina in Rome from 1898. Two plaques at the back side and a monument opposite the front of the cathedral.

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L - Vivaldi treasure

x Borgo San Martino (AL)

Collegio Salesiano San Carlo

Finding-place of numerous Vivaldi autographs of unknown works during a claerance in 1926; now in Torino (collection Foà). The hesitating start of the Vivaldi revival.

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Q H theatre

Piazza Castello 215, Casale Monferrato (AL)

Teatro Municipale

Built in 1791, closed in 1861. Since 1990 modest supply of operettas and concerts

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A

Via Liutprando 22, Casale Monferrato (AL)

Archivio Capitulare

Many manuscripts and choirbooks from the 16th century.

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QH

Via Fratelli Rosselli 47, Novara

Teatro Coccia

Opened in 1888, 1500 seats, opera, ballet, concert - location of annual conductors' contest (Premio Cantelli)

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O Cantelli

Via San Gaudenzio 19, Novara

 

Birthplace of the promising conductor Guido Cantelli (1920-1956), who died by an plane crash.

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J wind instruments

Via Roma 7, Quarna Sotto (VB)

Museo della stromento a fiato

Collection of wind instruments and 'the making of'  (local tradition)  

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F Giordano

x Baveno (VB)

Villa Fedora

Villa of the composer Umberto Giordano (1867-1948), named after his opera Fedora from 1898; he lived here from 1904 to 1924..

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O Giordano

x Baveno (VB)

Municipio

Memorial tablet for Giordano

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C Toscanini

al lago, Verbania (VB)

 

Bust of the conductor Arturo Toscanini (1867-1957).

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F Toscanini

Isolina San Giovanni, Verbania (VB)

 

Villa Toscanini (not accessible), European pied-à-terre of the composer, living in the USA.

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FO Puccini

Via G. Puccini 2, Vacallo (Switzerland)

 

Summer house of Puccini 1890-92, composition of Manon Lescaut

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F - Leoncavallo

Piazza Municipio, Vacallo (Switzerland)

Osteria del Teatro

Former Trattoria Rizza - Leoncavallo stayed here in 1891

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