Even if the Milan Conservatory is today dedicated to Giuseppe Verdi, it is the place where the application of the famous composer was rejected in 1832. At that time he was 18, too old to enter the Conservatory as the age limit was fixed at 14. Moreover, he was told to have a bad hand technique and he was also considered a foreigner (coming from the Duchy of Parma), reasons that led the commission to reject him.