This documentary film is about life in the Casa Di Reposo in Milan, the world's first nursing home for retired opera singers, founded by composer Giuseppe Verdi in 1896. This home is maintained by the Friends of the Casa Verdi, after Verdi's royalties that supported the home ran out in the 1960s.
Director Daniel Schmid interviews several of the operatic stars living there in 1984: Sara Scuderi, Giuseppe Manachini, Leonida Bellon, and the composer and conductor Puligheddu. The singers reminisce about their past and display an independent, extroverted spirit that does not need rehearsing to come alive.
Films are shown in the original language with English subtitles. No food or drinks allowed in the Conference Room, please.
Admission/Cost: FREE
Location:
SAN 900 Student Center
Rooms A & B (926 & 925)
MiraCosta College
1 Barnard Drive
Oceanside, CA 92056
Friday, April 22 - 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
For more information, please call (760) 757-2121
Director Daniel Schmid interviews several of the operatic stars living there in 1984: Sara Scuderi, Giuseppe Manachini, Leonida Bellon, and the composer and conductor Puligheddu. The singers reminisce about their past and display an independent, extroverted spirit that does not need rehearsing to come alive.
Films are shown in the original language with English subtitles. No food or drinks allowed in the Conference Room, please.
Admission/Cost: FREE
Location:
SAN 900 Student Center
Rooms A & B (926 & 925)
MiraCosta College
1 Barnard Drive
Oceanside, CA 92056
Friday, April 22 - 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
For more information, please call (760) 757-2121
