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	Giuseppe Verdi Monument
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Verdi Square, Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates	40°46′45″N 73°58′54″W / 40.77917°N 73.98167°W
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1906
Architect	Pasquale Civiletti
NRHP reference No.	90002223
Added to NRHP	October 4, 1990

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The Giuseppe Verdi Monument is a sculpture honoring composer Giuseppe Verdi in Verdi Square Park (between 72nd and 73rd Streets, Amsterdam Avenue, and Broadway) in Manhattan, New York City.^[2] The statue was created by Italian sculptor Pasquale Civiletti [it].^[3]

The monument measures 25.75 feet (7.85 m) tall and up to 18 feet (5.5 m) across.^[4] The pedestal is made of dark granite steps, topped by a cylinder,^[5] and measures 15 feet (4.6 m) tall.^[3]^[6] Statues of four characters from Verdi's operas are on the pedestal: Aida, Otello, Leonora of La forza del destino, and Falstaff.^[4]^[5]^[7] These statues respectively face north, east, south, and west.^[8] The character statues are made of white Carrara marble, with large marble lyres placed between them. The western side of the pedestal contains an etching with Civiletti's name.^[5] A time capsule is embedded in the Verdi monument's base.^[9] The main statue of Verdi, placed atop the pedestal, is also made of white Carrara marble.^[5]

The monument was dedicated on Columbus Day, October 12, 1906, by the Verdi Monument Committee chaired by Carlo Barsotti (1850–1927), an Italian–American who hoped to inspire young Italian Americans. He was the founding editor of the Il Progresso Italo-Americano Italian-American newspaper, and used its pages to raise funds for this and several other memorials including the Columbus Circle monument, an 1888 monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi in Washington Square Park, a monument to Giovanni da Verrazzano (1909) and the 1921 monument to Dante Alighieri in Dante Park.^[2]

A permanent maintenance endowment for the monument has been established by Bertolli USA.^[10] The monument is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Verdi Monument – Historical Sign". City of New York, Parks & Recreation. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
^ ^a ^b Shepard, Richard F. (1977-12-16). "Metropolitan Baedeker". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
^ ^a ^b "Giuseppe Verdi : NYC Parks". Verdi Square Monuments. New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. 1939-06-26. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Verdi, Giuseppe, Monument (PDF) (Report). National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service. October 4, 1990. p. 2.
^ "Verdi Square" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. January 28, 1975. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
^ Anderson, Susan Heller (1987-10-10). "Toast to Verdi: Reclaiming a Tiny West Side Park". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
^ McKinley, Jesse (1995-12-03). "F.Y.I." The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
^ Barron, James (2017-06-25). "The Time to Retrieve Time's Time Capsule Is at Hand". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
^ "Verdi Square", City of New York, Parks & Recreation

External links

Media related to Monument to Giuseppe Verdi (New York City) at Wikimedia Commons
Photographs
"The Verdi Monument", Daytonian in Manhattan, January 17, 2014

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[nycgovparks1-2] "Verdi Monument – Historical Sign". City of New York, Parks & Recreation. Retrieved 2013-10-16.

[nyt-1977-12-16-3] Shepard, Richard F. (1977-12-16). "Metropolitan Baedeker". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-21.

[Verdi_Square_Monuments_1939-4] "Giuseppe Verdi : NYC Parks". Verdi Square Monuments. New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. 1939-06-26. Retrieved 2022-03-21.

[NPS_p._2-5] Verdi, Giuseppe, Monument (PDF) (Report). National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service. October 4, 1990. p. 2.

[NYCL-0857-6] "Verdi Square" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. January 28, 1975. Retrieved July 28, 2019.

[nyt-1987-10-10-7] Anderson, Susan Heller (1987-10-10). "Toast to Verdi: Reclaiming a Tiny West Side Park". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-21.

[8] McKinley, Jesse (1995-12-03). "F.Y.I." The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-22.

[nyt-2017-06-25-9] Barron, James (2017-06-25). "The Time to Retrieve Time's Time Capsule Is at Hand". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-21.

[10] "Verdi Square", City of New York, Parks & Recreation

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+| name         = Giuseppe Verdi Monument
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+| image        = Giuseppe Verd Monument-detail.jpg
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+| location     = [[Verdi Square]], Manhattan, New York City
+| coordinates  = {{coord|40|46|45|N|73|58|54|W|dim:3km|display=inline,title}}
-| location= Verdi Square, New York City
+| locmapin     = Manhattan#New York City#New York#USA
-| coordinates = {{coord|40|46|45|N|73|58|54|W|dim:3km|display=inline,title}}
+| built        = 1906
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+| architect    = Pasquale Civiletti
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-| architect = Pasquale Civiletti
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-| added = October 4, 1990
+| added        = October 4, 1990
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-The '''Giuseppe Verdi Monument''' is a sculpture in honor of composer [[Giuseppe Verdi]] located in [[Verdi Square]] Park (between West 72nd and West 73rd streets, between Amsterdam Avenue and Broadway) in [[Manhattan]], New York City.<ref name="nycgovparks1">{{cite web|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/verdisquare/monuments/1624|title=Verdi Monument – Historical Sign|publisher=City of New York, Parks & Recreation|date= |accessdate=2013-10-16}}</ref> The statue, by [[Pasquale Civiletti]] (1858–1952),<ref>[http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/pasquale-civiletti_%28Dizionario_Biografico%29/ "Civiletti, Pasquale"] by Carol Bradley in ''[[Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani]]'', vol. 26 (1982) {{Link language|it}}</ref> depicts Verdi flanked by four of his most popular characters: [[Falstaff (opera)|Falstaff]] (on the west side of the statue of Verdi), Leonora of ''[[La forza del destino]]'' (south side), [[Aida]] (north side), and [[Otello]] (east side).
+The '''Giuseppe Verdi Monument''' is a sculpture honoring composer [[Giuseppe Verdi]] in [[Verdi Square]] Park (between [[72nd Street (Manhattan)|72nd]] and 73rd Streets, [[Tenth Avenue (Manhattan)|Amsterdam Avenue]], and [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]]) in [[Manhattan]], New York City.<ref name="nycgovparks1">{{cite web|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/verdisquare/monuments/1624|title=Verdi Monument – Historical Sign|publisher=City of New York, Parks & Recreation|access-date=2013-10-16}}</ref> The statue was created by Italian sculptor {{ill|Pasquale Civiletti|it}}.<ref name="nyt-1977-12-16">{{Cite news |last=Shepard |first=Richard F. |date=1977-12-16 |title=Metropolitan Baedeker |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/12/16/archives/metropolitan-baedeker-marjorie-morningstar-country-history.html |access-date=2022-03-21 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
+The monument measures {{convert|25.75|ft}} tall and up to {{Convert|18|ft}} across.<ref name="Verdi Square Monuments 1939">{{cite web |date=1939-06-26 |title=Giuseppe Verdi : NYC Parks |url=https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/verdi-square/monuments/1624 |access-date=2022-03-21 |website=Verdi Square Monuments |publisher=[[New York City Department of Parks and Recreation]]}}</ref> The [[pedestal]] is made of dark granite steps, topped by a cylinder,<ref name="NPS p. 2">{{cite report|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/90002223.pdf|title=Verdi, Giuseppe, Monument|date=October 4, 1990|publisher=[[National Register of Historic Places]], [[National Park Service]]|page=2}}</ref> and measures {{Convert|15|ft}} tall.<ref name="nyt-1977-12-16" /><ref name="NYCL-0857">{{cite web |date=January 28, 1975 |title=Verdi Square |url=http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/0857.pdf |access-date=July 28, 2019 |publisher=[[New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission]]}}</ref> Statues of four characters from Verdi's operas are on the pedestal: [[Aida]], [[Otello]], Leonora of ''[[La forza del destino]]'', and [[Falstaff (opera)|Falstaff]].<ref name="Verdi Square Monuments 1939" /><ref name="NPS p. 2" /><ref name="nyt-1987-10-10">{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Susan Heller |date=1987-10-10 |title=Toast to Verdi: Reclaiming a Tiny West Side Park |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/10/nyregion/toast-to-verdi-reclaiming-a-tiny-west-side-park.html |access-date=2022-03-21 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> These statues respectively face north, east, south, and west.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McKinley |first=Jesse |date=1995-12-03 |title=F.Y.I. |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/03/nyregion/fyi-080799.html |access-date=2022-03-22 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The character statues are made of white Carrara marble, with large marble lyres placed between them. The western side of the pedestal contains an etching with Civiletti's name.<ref name="NPS p. 2" /> A [[time capsule]] is embedded in the Verdi monument's base.<ref name="nyt-2017-06-25">{{Cite news |last=Barron |first=James |date=2017-06-25 |title=The Time to Retrieve Time’s Time Capsule Is at Hand |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/25/nyregion/the-time-to-retrieve-times-time-capsule-is-at-hand.html |access-date=2022-03-21 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The main statue of Verdi, placed atop the pedestal, is also made of white Carrara marble.<ref name="NPS p. 2" />
-The monument was dedicated on [[Columbus Day]], October 12, 1906, by the Verdi Monument Committee chaired by [[Carlo Barsotti]] (1850–1927), an [[Italian-American]] who hoped to inspire young Italian Americans. He was the founding editor of the ''[[Il Progresso Italo-Americano]]'' Italian-American newspaper, and used its pages to raise funds for this and several other memorials including the [[Columbus Circle]] monument, an 1888 monument to [[Giuseppe Garibaldi]] in [[Washington Square Park]], a monument to [[Giovanni da Verrazzano]] (1909) and the 1921 monument to [[Dante Alighieri]] in [[Dante Square]].<ref name="nycgovparks1" />
+The monument was dedicated on [[Columbus Day]], October 12, 1906, by the Verdi Monument Committee chaired by [[Carlo Barsotti]] (1850–1927), an [[Italian–American]] who hoped to inspire young Italian Americans. He was the founding editor of the ''[[Il Progresso Italo-Americano]]'' Italian-American newspaper, and used its pages to raise funds for this and several other memorials including the [[Columbus Circle]] monument, an 1888 monument to [[Giuseppe Garibaldi]] in [[Washington Square Park]], a monument to [[Giovanni da Verrazzano]] (1909) and the 1921 monument to [[Dante Alighieri]] in [[Dante Park]].<ref name="nycgovparks1" />
 A permanent maintenance [[Financial endowment|endowment]] for the monument has been established by [[Bertolli]] USA.<ref>[http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/verdisquare/history "Verdi Square"], City of New York, Parks & Recreation</ref> The monument is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].
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+*{{Commons category-inline|Monument to Giuseppe Verdi (New York City)}}
-*[http://theweblicist.com/wordpress/2008/03/21/ny-giuseppe-verdi-square-monument-by-pasquale-civiletti/ Photographs]
+*[https://theweblicist.com/landmarks-buildings/statues-monuments-memorials/ny-giuseppe-verdi-square-monument-by-pasquale-civiletti/ Photographs]
-*[http://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-verdi-monument-broadway-and-72nd.html Daytonian in Manhattan blog]
+*[http://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-verdi-monument-broadway-and-72nd.html "The Verdi Monument"], Daytonian in Manhattan, January 17, 2014
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+[[Category:Marble sculptures in New York City]]
-[[Category:Monuments and memorials in New York]]
+[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Manhattan]]
-[[Category:Monuments and memorials on the National Register of Historic Places in New York]]
+[[Category:Monuments and memorials on the National Register of Historic Places in New York City]]
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-[[Category:Outdoor sculptures in New York City]]
+[[Category:Outdoor sculptures in Manhattan]]
-[[Category:Statues of musicians]]
+[[Category:Statues of musicians in the United States]]
+[[Category:Italian-American culture in New York City]]

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List of compositions
Operas	Oberto, Conte di San Bonifacio (1839) Un giorno di regno (1840) Nabucco (1842) I Lombardi alla prima crociata (1843) Ernani (1844) I due Foscari (1844) Giovanna d'Arco (1845) Alzira (1845) Attila (1846) Macbeth (1847/65) I masnadieri (1847) Jérusalem (1847) Il corsaro (1848) La battaglia di Legnano (1849) Luisa Miller (1849) Stiffelio (1850) Rigoletto (1851) Il trovatore (1853) La traviata (1853) Les vêpres siciliennes (June 1855) I vespri siciliani (December 1855) Simon Boccanegra (1857/81) Aroldo (1857) Un ballo in maschera (1859) La forza del destino (1862/69) Don Carlos (1867/84) Aida (1871) Otello (1887) Falstaff (1893)
Opera excerpts	"Anvil Chorus" "Bella figlia dell'amore" "Celeste Aida" "Di quella pira" "La donna è mobile" "Libiamo ne' lieti calici" "Un dì, felice, eterea" "Va, pensiero"
Opera discographies	Aida Don Carlos Falstaff La forza del destino Macbeth Otello Rigoletto Il trovatore La traviata Un ballo in maschera
Other compositions	Suona la tromba (1848) Inno delle nazioni (1862) String Quartet in E minor (1873) Messa da Requiem (1874) Quattro pezzi sacri (1889–1897)
Recognitions	Memorials to Giuseppe Verdi Theatres named after Verdi (Brindisi - Busseto - Florence - Trieste) Milan Conservatory Giuseppe Verdi Monument Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi Verdi (crater) Verdi Inlet Verdi Range 3975 Verdi Verdi, California Verdi, Kansas Verdi, Nevada
Cultural depictions	Portrait of Giuseppe Verdi (1886) Giuseppe Verdi (1938 film) Verdi, the King of Melody (1953 film) The Life of Verdi (1982 miniseries) After Aida (1985 play) Risorgimento! (2011 opera)
Film adaptations	Otello (1906) Aida (1953) La Traviata (1983) Otello (1986) Macbeth (1987) Aida (1987) Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto Story (2005)
Related articles	Casa di Riposo per Musicisti Verdi Transcriptions (Finnissy) Villa Verdi
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