Conservatorio Statale di Musica Giuseppe Verdi, also known as the Turin Conservatory
The Conservatorio Statale di Musica Giuseppe Verdi, also known as the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi or Conservatorio Torino and more commonly known in English as the Turin Conservatory, is a music conservatory in Turin, Italy.[1] It should not be confused with the Milan Conservatory or Como Conservatory; schools which have also been known as the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi.
History
The Turin Conservatory was founded on 11 June 1866 with the name Liceo Musicale.[1] In 1887 its name was changed to the Istituto Musicale when composer Giovanni Bolzoni became director of the school.[1] In 1936 it was enlarged to become the Conservatorio Statale di Musica Giuseppe Verdi.[1] Other directors of the conservatory include composer and pianist Franco Alfano and composers Lodovico Rocca and Sandro Fuga.[1]
^Bernardoni, Virgilio. 2001. "Malipiero, Riccardo". The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell. London: Macmillan Publishers.
.png)
