The Conservatorio di musica "Giuseppe Verdi" of Como is a superior institute of musical studies that is placed under the Higher Education Institutions for Fine Arts, Music and Dance (AFAM - Alta Formazione Artistica e Musicale) area of the Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR - Ministero dell'Istruzione, Università e Ricerca).

The Conservatory exists to provide a rate musical education that gives students advanced skills in music as well as knowledge of music history, analysis and repertory. Our Institute offers both undergraduate (corsi pre-accademici) and graduate - bachelor and master - courses. Our Departments sponsor numerous concerts, colloquia, lectures and special music events, which are free to students and the public.