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They were all churning out operas of mine. It was clearly impossible for me to work under such conditions, so I hired the organs from their owners. It will cost me about 1,500 lire for the summer, but that is not too large a price to pay for peace.
Source: On why all the rooms (except one) of his house were packed to the ceiling with 95 barrel-organs.
-- Giuseppe Verdi, (Oct 10 1813-1901), Italian composer; He was the leading opera composer in the 19th c.; his works include Rigoletto, 1851; Il trovatore, 1853; La traviata, 1853.