VIVA VERDI!
…life’s ‘third act’ may be the best one after all!
Oscar Nominated!
We are beyond thrilled and deeply moved to announce that VIVA VERDI! has been Academy Award® nominated for Best Original Song, “Sweet Dreams of Joy” composed by Nicholas Pike.
Screening next at Laemmle
Glendale, CA
March 14
“I loved this film. It’s one of my favorites of 2025.” Four Stars ****
Tim Miller on Rotten Tomatoes
Co-President Boston Society of Film Critics, Cape Cod Wave Magazine
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.
YVONNE RUSSO
Director/Producer/Writer
CHRISTINE LA MONTE
Producer/Executive Producer/Writer
LOCATION
Milan, Italy
STATUS
World Premiere: Woodstock Film Festival 2024
Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2025
Festival Circuit
Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song, “Sweet Dreams of Joy”