Teatro Giuseppe Verdi (Busseto)

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Teatro Giuseppe Verdi in Busseto

The Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi is one of Giuseppe Verdi called Opera House in Busseto , a community in the region Emilia-Romagna in Italy .

The Teatro has 300 seats and is located within the Rocca Pallavicino , an old castle on the Piazza Giuseppe Verdi . Although Verdi was against the construction of the opera house and never entered it, he donated 10,000 lire to build it. Construction began in 1856 and the opening of the house took place on August 15, 1868 with a performance of the Verdi operas Rigoletto and Un ballo in maschera . In 1913 Arturo Toscanini conducted his piece Falstaff here in honor of Verdi .

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Coordinates: 44 ° 58 ′ 53.2 "  N , 10 ° 2 ′ 29"  E