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Viva Verdi! Patriotic fervour in Florence’s new La battaglia di Legnano

Verdi: La battaglia di Legnano **** Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, 22nd May 2018 It wasn’t until 1859 that the rallying cry of “Viva Verdi!” (standing for “Viva Vittorio Emanuele Re D’Italia”) was taken up, but La battaglia di Legnano (1849) was very much … Continue reading

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