Opprandino Arrivabene | |
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 Opprandino Arrivabene c. 1870 | |
| Born | 11 September 1807 Mantua, Italy |
| Died | 2 January 1887 (aged 79) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Opprandino Arrivabene (11 September 1807 – 2 January 1887) was an Italian journalist and patriot. A native of Mantua, he led a peripatetic life, living in Milan, Naples, Genoa, Turin, Florence and finally Rome where he died at the age of 79. He was a lifelong friend of the composer Giuseppe Verdi with whom he had a correspondence of over 200 letters spanning 50 years.