Editing Giuseppe Verdi (section)

===Memorials and cultural portrayals===
Three Italian [[music school|conservatories]], the [[Milan Conservatory]]<ref>[http://www.consmilano.it/it/conservatorio/storia "Storia"], Milan Conservatory website, accessed 27 June 2015.</ref> and those in Turin<ref>[http://www.conservatoriotorino.eu/ Conservatorio Statale di Musica Giuseppe Verdi, Torino] website, accessed 27 June 2015</ref> and [[Como]],<ref>[http://www.conservatoriocomo.it/eng/ Conservatorio di musica "Giuseppe Verdi" of Como] website, accessed 27 June 2015</ref> are named after Verdi, as are [[Teatro Verdi (disambiguation)|many Italian theatres]].

Verdi's hometown of Busseto displays [[Luigi Secchi]]'s statue of a seated Verdi in 1913, next to the Teatro Verdi built in his honour in the 1850s.{{sfn|Sadie|Sadie|2005|p=385}} It is one of many statues of the composer in Italy.{{efn|1=A number of photographs of these can be seen at the [http://operamylove.com/2014/03/17/statues-and-monuments-dedicated-to-giuseppe-verdi/ "Opera, My Love"] website (accessed 27 June 2015).}} The [[Giuseppe Verdi Monument]], a 1906 marble memorial, sculpted by Pasquale Civiletti, is located in [[Verdi Square]] in [[New York City]]. The monument includes a statue of Verdi himself and life-sized statues of four characters from his operas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=142W97V5249H2.996&profile=ariall&uri=link=3100009~!1167525~!3100001~!3100002&aspect=Browse&menu=search&ri=1&source=~!siartinventories&term=Verdi+Memorial%2C&index=ALTIT|title=Verdi Memorial, (sculpture)}}</ref>

[[File:Final scene from the opera Risorgimento!.jpg|thumb|The final scene of the opera ''[[Risorgimento! (opera)|Risorgimento!]]'' (2011) by [[Lorenzo Ferrero]]. Verdi, one of the characters in the opera, stands just left of centre.]]{{main|Memorials to Giuseppe Verdi}}
Verdi has been the subject of several film and stage works. These include the 1938 film directed by [[Carmine Gallone]], ''[[Giuseppe Verdi (film)|Giuseppe Verdi]]'', starring [[Fosco Giachetti]];<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026415/ ''Giuseppe Verdi''] in IMDb website, accessed 27 June 2015.</ref> the 1982 miniseries, [[The Life of Verdi (miniseries)|''The Life of Verdi'']], directed by [[Renato Castellani]], where Verdi was played by [[Ronald Pickup]], with narration by [[Burt Lancaster]] in the English version;<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087621/ ''Verdi'' (1982)] in IMDb website, accessed 27 June 2015.</ref> and the 1985 play ''[[After Aida]]'', by [[Julian Mitchell]] (1985).<ref>[http://www.robertfoxlimited.com/showdetails.asp?showID=46 ''After Aida''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630101254/http://www.robertfoxlimited.com/showdetails.asp?showID=46 |date=30 June 2015 }} production details at Robert Fox Ltd. website, accessed 27 June 2015.</ref> He is a character in the 2011 opera ''[[Risorgimento! (opera)|Risorgimento!]]'' by Italian composer [[Lorenzo Ferrero]].<ref>[http://www.tcbo.it/index.php?id=250 ''Risorgimento''] on website of [[Teatro Comunale di Bologna]], accessed 27 June 2015.</ref>