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Verdi at the Heart of the Dictatorship

A celebrazione verdiana Among Fascists Gabrielle Prud’homme Abstract: This chapter examines the political appropriation of Giuseppe Verdi in Fascist Italy through a study of the celebrations commemorating the fortieth anniversary of his death in 1941. More specifically, it provides an analysis of the Verdi Year through the lens of a landmark event held among fascist officials at the Academy of …