XEE3043463 Giuseppe Verdi conducting the \'Messa da Requiem\' at the Paris Opera-Comique in 1874 (engraving) by Italian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Messa da Requiem is a musical setting of the Roman Catholic funeral mass (Requiem) for four soloists, double choir and orchestra by Giuseppe Verdi. It was composed in memory of Alessandro Manzoni, an Italian poet and novelist whom Verdi admired); Stefano Bianchetti; Italian, out of copyright.