New Rochelle Opera will present a screening of the Oscar nominated documentary “Viva Verdi!” on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026 at Asbury Crestwood United Methodist Church in Tuckahoe, N.Y.

The film, which offers a look at Casa Verdi, the retirement home for opera singers and musicians that Giuseppe Verdi founded in Milan in 1896, was nominated at the Academy Awards for Best Song.

Following the screening, audiences will get a chance to experience to a Q & A sessions with director, producer, and writer Yvonne Russo, covering the making of the film and the artists of Casa Verdi. A dessert reception will conclude the afternoon.

The screening kicks off at 3 p.m. local time.

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