Ana María Martínez will grace the red carpet at the 2025 Oscars for her film “Viva Verdi!” The soprano will join Oscar nominee Nicholas Pike and director Yvonne Russo and producer Christine La Monte for annual awards ceremony on March 15, 2026. The film is nominated for Best Original Song for “Sweet Dreams of Joy” and Martínez joins Luciano Pavarotti {…}
Diane Warren is hitting back at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences for excluding three songs from the Oscars broadcast. On Jan. 30, in a letter sent to all music nominees and obtained exclusively by Variety, the Academy announced that only two of the songs nominated for Best Original Song would be performed. The broadcast would include “Golden” {…}
Ana María Martínez will not perform at the Academy Awards after all. In a letter sent to all music nominees and obtained exclusively by Variety, the Academy noted that only two of the songs nominated for Best Original Song will be performed. The broadcast will include “Golden” from the animated musical “KPop Demon Hunters” and “I Lied to You” from {…}
The Academy Award-nominated “VIVA VERDI!” is now streaming on Jolt. The documentary, directed by Yvonne Russo, received a nomination for Best Original Song at the 98th Academy Awards. The film’s Oscar-nominated original song, “Sweet Dreams of Joy,” is an aria composed by Emmy Award–winner Nicholas Pike and performed by soprano Ana María Martínez. “VIVA VERDI!,” set at Casa Verdi, the {…}
(Credit: Ashkan Roayaee) In early January, “Sweet Dreams of Joy,” the song in the documentary “Viva Verdi,” was shortlisted in the 15 finalists. However, no one gave it a chance as the field included such stars as Miley Cyrus, Ed Sheeran, Billy Idol, Stephen Schwartz and Nine Inch Nails. But on Jan. 22, 2026, when the Academy announced the nominees {…}
The song “Sweet Dreams Of Joy” from the documentary “Viva Verdi!” has been nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Song. The song by Nicholas Pike is performed by operatic soprano Ana María Martinez and will compete against four other songs for the 98th Academy Awards. The song will compete against the likes of “Dear Me” from “Diane Warren: Relentless,” “Golden” {…}
The song “Sweet Dreams Of Joy” from the documentary “Viva Verdi!” has made the Oscar shortlist for Best Original Song. The song by Nicholas Pike is performed by operatic soprano Ana María Martinez and will compete against 15 songs for the 98th Academy Awards. Pike’s song was among 65 songs that were eligible in the category. Now members of the {…}
LA Monte Productions, Wanbli, and SimonSays Entertainment will present the new documentary, Yvonne Russo’s “Viva Verdi!” The film will open in Los Angeles for a one-week run at the Laemmle Monica Film Center from Oct. 3–9, 2025. The film explores the lives of opera singers and musicians living out their “third act” while mentoring music students at Casa Verdi, built {…}