Images

A c. 1730 oil on canvas painting, Entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice, by the Italian artist Canaletto (1697-1768). (Museum of Fine Arts, Houston)

A 1723 oil on canvas portrait based on an engraving by François Morellon La Cave of the Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741). (International Museum and Library of Bologna)

The Teatro alla Scala ('La Scala') opera house, Milan, Italy. It was inaugurated in 1778.

A view of a set in a production of the opera Aida by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901). The Israel Opera, Masada.

View of the Erivan Fortress, modern Yerevan, Armenia, in 1796, by G. Sergeevich.

A statue in Busseto of the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), noted for his operas. Verdi was born in Busetto near Parma.

The Villa Verdi in Sant'Agata near Parma, Italy, home of the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), noted for his operas. The illustration shows the villa in the 1860s. Taken from: Mary Jane Phillips-Matz (1993), Verdi: A Biography...

An 1899 photograph taken by Pietro Tempestini of the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), noted for his operas. Taken at Montecatini Terme. (Archivio Storico Ricordi, Milan, Italy)

An 1886 pastel portrait by Giovanni Boldini of the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), noted for his operas. (Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Italy)

Abbas Mirza Mosque in the Erivan fortress (now Yerevan, Armenia), early 20th century.