XEE3043445 Alessandro Manzoni and Giuseppe Verdi on the occasion of the Messa da Requiem (coloured 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 Alessandro Francesco Tommaso Manzoni (Italian: [ales?sandro man?dzo?ni]; 7 March 1785 ??22 May 1873) was an Italian poet and novelist); Stefano Bianchetti; Italian, out of copyright.