thumb|upright|Holographic copy of 1847 of Il Canto degli Italiani, the Italian national anthem since 1946 In this context, in 1847, the first public performance of the song Il Canto degli Italiani, the Italian national anthem since 1946, took place. Il Canto degli Italiani, written by Goffredo Mameli set to music by Michele Novaro, is also known as the Inno di Mameli, after the author of the lyrics, or Fratelli d'Italia, from its opening line.
thumb|upright|Holographic copy of 1847 of Il Canto degli Italiani, the Italian national anthem since 1946 In this context, in 1847, the first public performance of the song Il Canto degli Italiani, the Italian national anthem since 1946, took place. Il Canto degli Italiani, written by Goffredo Mameli set to music by Michele Novaro, is also known as the Inno di Mameli, after the author of the lyrics or Fratelli d'Italia, fr,om its opening line.