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Giuseppe Verdi Monument (San Francisco)
The Giuseppe Verdi Monument is installed in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, in the U.S. state of California.[1] The monument was dedicated on March 23, 1914, to the soprano singer Luisa Tetrazzini. Ettore Patrizzi, an Italian newspaper owner, raised $15,000 for the monument through a subscription fund. The monument was made by Orazio Grossoni, an Italian sculptor from Milan.[2] HistoryPlanning for the monument began after Giuseppe's death on January 27, 1901. In 1900, Ettore Patrizzi, the editor and owner of L'Italia, started a subscription fund that collected $15,000 for the monument's dedication.[3] The dedication for the monument took place on March 23, 1914. The monument was dedicated to soprano singer Luisa Tetrazzini, who performed at the dedication.[2][3] Attendance was recorded at about 20,000. In 2003, the statue was restored, with the bust of Verdi being regilded.[3] DescriptionThe statue stands at 24 feet and weighs 52 tons.[3] tall and features a bust of Giuseppe Verdi at the top of the statue. Below the bust is a depiction of the four muses, Love, Tragedy, Joy, and Sorrow.[2] At the back of the monument's base is a poem written by arch-nationalist poet Gabriele d'Annunzio.[3] PoemTranslated into English, the poem reads as follows:
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