International Friends of Festival Verdi
WHO WE ARE
The International Friends of Festival Verdi is a US 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing essential support to Teatro Regio di Parma’s annual Verdi Festival, Verdi Off, and Accademia Verdiana, It also is celebrates the enduring legacy of Giuseppe Verdi and seeks to foster robust cultural exchange between the Verdi Festival and its supporters around the world.
We promote and philanthropically support Festival Verdi to enhance appreciation of Verdi’s works through outstanding performances, scholarship, and community engagement. Together, we ensure that his masterpieces continue to inspire and resonate with future generations, deepening the connection to Verdi’s timeless works.
ABOUT
International Friends of Festival Verdi is a New York-based non-profit organization founded in 2019 providing individuals opportunities to support, preserve, and expand upon Festival Verdi through our membership program, events, and annual visit to Festival Verdi.
The great Italian opera composer Giuseppe Verdi was born in the Emilia-Romagna region, just outside Parma in the town of Busseto. Festival Verdi is Teatro Regio di Parma’s award-winning celebration dedicated to studying and staging Verdi’s works. The festival runs from mid-September to mid-October, with IFFV making an annual visit to coincide with Verdi’s birthday on October 10.
The IFFV community is bound together by a passion for Giuseppe Verdi’s operas and the belief that this extraordinary cultural event, as well as Verdi’s work at large, should be shared with as many individuals as possible.
IFFV is considered an essential partner of Festival Verdi as we provide funding for projects related to the festival’s productions as well as its educational and outreach programs.
