Verdi for Kids: His Life and Music with 21 Activities

Verdi for Kids: His Life and Music with 21 Activities — page 9
1867 Carlo Verdi dies Antonio Barezzi dies Verdi returns to Italy and becomes the guardian of his great niece Maria Filomena 1869 The new Cairo Opera House opens with Rigo letto 1870 Franco Prussian War begins 1871 a Franco Prussian War ends Rome becomes the capital of Italy Aida premieres in Cairo 1875 a Verdi sworn in as a senator to the Italian Par liament in Rome 1876 Conducts Aida in Paris 1878 a Maria Filomena marries 1879 a Maria Filomena gives birth to a daughter 1883 Richard Wagner dies 1887 Otello premieres at La Scala Verdi awarded honorary citizenship of Milan 1889 Verdi buys land to build the Casa di riposo a rest home for elderly musicians in Milan 1893 Falstaff premieres at La Scala Verdi made an honorary citizen of Rome 1897 S Giuseppina dies 1898 Verdi lives in a suite in the Grand Hotel in Milan 1899 Official opening of the Casa di riposo 1901 Verdi suffers a stroke and dies