VIVA VERDI! - Film Showcase Weekend

Academy Award-nominated VIVA VERDI! Film Showcase Weekend

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A two-night celebration of film, food, and conversation

Join us at Art Farm at Serenbe for Academy Award-nominated VIVA VERDI!, a special Film Showcase Weekend centered on storytelling, shared experience, and meaningful dialogue. Across two days, guests are invited to engage with the film through an intimate farm-to-table dinner with the filmmakers and a community screening with post-film conversation.

The Academy Award-nominated VIVA VERDI! feature documentary, is an intimate glimpse into the lives of the celebrated opera singers and musicians living out their “third act” - actively ageing creatively and passionately while mentoring international music students who live among them at Milan’s unique retirement home, Casa Verdi, built by renowned opera composer Giuseppe Verdi in 1896. Verdi provided a place like no other, where aging artists can live with dignity, passion and purpose, a place where their talent can live on. VIVA VERDI! follows the lives of these distinguished masters, 'guests of Verdi,’ age 77 to 107, comprised of international opera singers, ballet dancers, musicians, conductors and composers, who share an extraordinary array of personal and professional stories filled with music, magic, and passion, and ultimately learn why Verdi called this remarkable home his “best work.”

VIVA VERDI! compels audiences to engage in discussion around the powerful convergence of art, aging, music, and intergenerational dialogue.

As one viewer recently said, “seeing the film was a much-needed needed pause  for joy — a kind of 'spa day’ for the spirit."

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Friday, June 5 – Dinner with the Filmmakers

6:00 PM

Soul Barn at Serenbe

$235 per person

Begin the weekend with an elevated evening in the Soul Barn featuring a farm-to-table “Viva Verdi” style multi-course wine dinner. The night includes a deep-dive creative conversation with director Yvonne Russo, an award-winning documentarian of Lakota and Italian descent, whose work is known for its depth, cultural insight, and powerful storytelling.

This intimate dinner offers guests the opportunity to gather around the table, enjoy a thoughtfully curated meal, and hear directly from the filmmaker about the inspiration and creative process behind Academy Award-nominated VIVA VERDI!

‍Saturday, June 6 – Neighbor’s Social, Screening + Panel Discussion

5:30 PM

Gainey Hall

Continue the weekend with a community-centered evening of film and conversation. Saturday’s program includes a Neighbor’s Social, followed by a screening of Academy Award-nominated VIVA VERDI! and a panel discussion with the filmmakers.

Designed to bring audiences together around shared ideas and artistic exchange, this evening creates space for reflection, dialogue, and connection through cinema.

Weekend Experience

Whether you attend one event or both, Academy Award-nominated VIVA VERDI! offers a unique opportunity to experience film as more than a screening—it is a chance to gather, reflect, and connect through story, culture, and community.

Bundle your tickets for both events and save.

Limited availability. Reserve early.

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