See Hear Podcast Episode 134 - Interview with producer Christine La Monte about her film Viva Verdi

Those of us fortunate enough to have employment in our chosen field should have (in theory) a pension / superannuation plan to take care of us in our autumn years. Sadly, some professions including ones that

bring us most joy don’t always look after the practitioners. Opera

composer Giuseppi Verdi knew that so he did something about it.

Welcome to episode 134 of See Hear Podcast.

It’s our first episode back after a hiatus, and what a film we have to

talk about. Kerry and I were thrilled to have film producer Christine

La Monte join us. She and director Yvonne Russo have brought into the

world a film guaranteed to bring happiness to all who see it – Viva

Verdi!

Giuseppi Verdi seems to have been a rare beast in the arts world – he was financially secure into his later years. He realised that many of his

fellow travellers however (composers, musicians, singers) did not

have a pension in their later years when they could not work. Verdi