General Information
Established through a Royal Napoleonic Decree in 1807 by Eugène de Beauharnais, Viceroy of Italy, the Conservatorio “G. Verdi” di Milano boasts more than two hundred years of history. It was inaugurated on 3 September 1808 and since then its headquarters have been located in the historic former convent beside the Church of Santa Maria della Passione. The Conservatorio “G. Verdi” di Milano has always been one of the most important institutions for the study of music, acclaimed nationally and internationally. Nowadays it is active part of the University System of Higher Education in Art and Music, which is headed by the Ministry for Education, University and Research.
In brief:
• More than 200 years of educational and production activities
• More than 1600 students
• 244 Faculty
• Levels: First EQF6, Second EQF7 and Third (EQF8 Doctoral)
• Other courses: Young Talent program, pre-college courses, postgraduate specialization courses, single academic courses, free courses
• Workshops, master classes and seminars with internationally renowned teachers
• Exchange agreements based on the Erasmus+ Program
• A historical library with over 500,000 bibliographic units
• A collection of historic instruments dating back to 1881
• Two concert halls: the Verdi Hall (1,420 seats); the Puccini Hall (450 seats)
• More than 200 concerts per year, research and Third Mission activities
