The history of the Conservatorio “E.F. Dall’Abaco”
The school was originally founded in 1927, as a Liceo Musicale that unified the various music schools of Verona. It eventually occupied its present site in 1951 and acquired full conservatory status in 1968.
The Conservatorio is named after the Veronese composer, Evaristo Felice Dall’Abaco (1675-1742), who was born and trained in Verona, yet spent almost all his career in the service of the Duke of Bavaria. He was a cellist and published important works of instrumental music: sonatas (for violin and continuo) and concertos.

The buildings

	The main building of the conservatory is located in Via Abramo Massalongo 2. It stands next to the church of Sant’Anastasia in the heart of the old city. Included is a modern 150-seat auditorium, a regular venue for concerts and other events. Concerts are also held in the cloister during the summer months.
	There is also an annexe building, called Casa Boggian, situated in an art-nouveau palazzo just a fifteen-minute walk from the main building. This is used principally by the Early Music and Percussion departments, as well as for other classes and activities.

The students
The Conservatory is a medium-sized institution, with about 550 students. About 150 of these students are involved in Higher Education. There are about 70 teachers.
Most of the students are still taking the traditional Italian conservatory courses, which are typically 10 years long (for instruments like piano, violin, etc.) or 6-8 years long (wind instruments).
Recently Conservatory has also started to offer three-year First Degree (Triennio sperimentale) and a two-year post-graduate Second Degree (Biennio superiore).
There are also courses of specialization in Early Music, Music Therapy and Music Technology.