Photography by Herb Letts, Magnum Photos
… Life’s third act may just be the best one after all!
VIVA VERDI! offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of the celebrated opera singers and musicians living out their “third act” at Milan’s Casa Verdi retirement home built in 1896 by the most influential Italian opera composer of the 19th century, Giuseppe Verdi. With aging bodies and timeless passion, these distinguished “guests of Verdi,” ranging in age from 77 to 103, prove age hasn’t dulled their love of music or relentless drive to create: They are still actively creating, performing and mentoring the 16 gifted music students from around the world who study and live among them.
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/WRITER YVONNE RUSSO
PRODUCER/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/WRITER CHRISTINE LA MONTE
PRODUCER/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER RON SIMONS
STATUS: IN POST PRODUCTION
LOCATION: MILAN, ITALY
VIVA VERDI! Music Video