Using his own fortune, Verdi built the retirement home for opera singers and musicians, a neo-Gothic structure that opened in 1899. Grazie, Verdi," she says.ĭiego Rinaldi /Courtesy of Casa di riposo per musicisti, Fondazione Giuseppe Verdi But with "a beautiful house, a piano, a very nice garden, nothing is missing here - it's perfect. Vasta came to Casa Verdi with her husband when they both retired from singing. The tiny singer, who uses a cane to get around, won't reveal her age (through a translator she admits to being "over 65"), but she still enjoys singing bits of The Barber of Seville around the home. Twenty years ago, she settled at Casa Verdi. Soprano Lina Vasta spent her career performing in Italian operas around the world. But if Fleming does ever start to ponder retirement, she might consider a move to Milan - where she'd likely be welcomed with open arms at Casa Verdi, a retirement home for opera singers and musicians founded by the famed Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi more than 100 years ago. Luckily for fans, it turned out to be a false alarm. Opera star Renée Fleming drew concern last year after a New York Times profile suggested the acclaimed soprano would be retiring. The exterior of Casa Verdi, founded by famed Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi in the late 1890s.ĭiego Rinaldi/Courtesy of Casa di riposo per musicisti, Fondazione Giuseppe Verdi
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