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: Today, Ricordi is the largest music publisher in Italy and part of the Universal Music Publishing Classics & Screen group .

: The Archivio Storico Ricordi is one of the world's most significant private musical archives . It preserves original handwritten scores for 23 of Verdi’s 28 operas and almost all of Puccini’s works .

Founded in Milan in 1808 by Giovanni Ricordi, this publishing house became the primary home for the "Big Five" of Italian opera: Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi, and Puccini .

: They are famous for their "Critical Editions," which provide authoritative guides for performers to understand original composer intentions and performance variants . Rossini, Sigismondo – Critical Edition - Ricordi