The origins of the institution date back to 1970, when Riccardo Misasi, then Minister of Education, sent a telegram to the mayor of Rovigo, instructing the establishment of a branch of the Verona Conservatory in the provincial capital of Polesine.

[1] Before that date, Rovigo's twentieth-century music education was carried out by a Philharmonic Society, later transformed into the Civico liceo musicale (1922), led in those early years by Marino Cremesini (1890-1973).

This distinction honors his generous donation of the entire architectural complex, which today serves as the headquarters for the institution's academic and administrative activities.

According to a popular legend, Claudio Monteverdi supposedly composed the Cantata Il rosaio fiorito (1629) for the birth of the son of Vito Morosini, podestà and captain of Rovigo.

The city of Rovigo was also the birthplace of notable musicians, including polyphonist Antonio Budini (1577-1623), Carlo Filago (1589-1644),[4] Lorenzo Barbirolli (1798-1867)[5] and composer Francesco Malipiero (1824-1887).

The second, in the former Bishop's Palace (1608), is home to the Venezze Secondary School, which has an agreement with the Conservatoire, and to numerous theoretical-analytical and compositional teaching activities as well as the wind, jazz and pop-rock departments.

[1] The Rovigo Conservatory Library serves as a key research infrastructure, housing over 25,000 bibliographic units, all accessible through the national SBN OPAC.

Additionally, the Library boasts a noteworthy collection of piano rolls, some recorded between 1920 and 1929 by renowned pianists such as Lev Pouishnoff, Józef Hofmann, Ignaz Friedman, Arthur Rubinstein.

The Church of St. Augustine, built in 1588 by the hermit fathers of the Monte Ortone Congregation (Abano), is a functional example of the reuse of disused ecclesiastical property.

470 issued on February 21, 2024, by the Ministry of Universities and Research, Music Conservatories were, for the first time, granted the opportunity to offer accredited PhD programs.