Feature documentary
Directed by Yvonne Russo
Produced by Christine La Monte, Yvonne Russo, Ron Simons
2025, 77 minutes
An intimate glimpse into the lives of the celebrated opera singers and musicians currently living out their ‘third act’ while mentoring international music students who live among them at Milan’s unique retirement home, Casa Verdi, built by Giuseppe Verdi in 1896. As stories of romance, tragedy and triumph abound from these living treasures, it’s easy to see Verdi’s vision thriving – a life-affirming reminder of how music moves us at a fundamental level; how nurturing artistic expression can be life- enhancing and nourishing to the spirit at any age; and how one distinctive retirement home has reclaimed and enriched thousands of artists’ lives
Credits
DIRECTOR(S): Yvonne Russo
PRODUCER(S): Christine La Monte, Yvonne Russo, Ron Simons
SCREENWRITER(S): Yvonne Russo, Christine La Monte
CAST: Claudio Giombi