"If it is not given to me to bring to Parliament the splendor of an eloquent word, I will bring to it independence of character, scrupulous conscience, and a firm will to cooperate with all my strength for the good, the decorum and the unification of our Homeland”. This was written by Giuseppe Verdi, the greatest Italian opera composer of the 19th century and among the most celebrated of all time. Verdi wrote these words in a handwritten letter - among those kept in the records of the Chamber's "Nilde Iotti" Library - addressed to Giuseppe Chiarpa, President of the Borgo san Donnino Electoral College's office. The missive is related to his election as a deputy. The letters were written in Sant' Agata di Villanova on February 6 and 10, 1861 and sent from Busseto. In 2019, the Chamber Library also edited the collection of Giuseppe Verdi's parliamentary activity in the Assembly of People's Representatives of the Provinces of Parma, the Chamber of Deputies, and the Senate of the Kingdom since 1859, including the memorial sessions of January 27 and 28, 1901, on the occasion of his death. The volume can be viewed online at the Chamber Library website.
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