Ed Zubrow:

>BTW, a final note about Verdi the businessman that may be of interest.
>One of his enduring legacies was to establish a retirement home for
>impoversished aged musicians which is still in operation to this day.

This was the subject of a wonderful documentary called Tosca's Kiss.  I
think it's been released on video and even if your tastes don't run to
Italian opera, you'll find it - to use an overused word - heartwarming,
in the *best* sense.

Richard Pennycuick
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