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THE APOTHECARY Giulia Tofana

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If you knew the recipe for an undetectable poison, would you use it? What about giving it to women with abusive husbands? Giulia Tofana's legendary poison Aqua Tofana was famed and feared in 17th-century Rome. But just how many terrible husbands can drop dead, before the Pope gets suspicious?

In this year's Halloween Special, our guests are Gaia Aloisi and Ted Blackburn, the creators of Aqua Tofana, a new electronic opera about the life of Giulia Tofana.

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Travel with us in the footsteps of Giulia Tofana's poisoning ring! Our LOST WOMEN OF ITALY TOUR is open for registration!

Find out more about Aqua Tofana the opera (and watch the Act 1 Preview) HERE

The Black Widows of the Eternal City by Craig Monson is HERE from Indie booksellers

You may also enjoy reading Mike Dash's history of Aqua Tofana - a lively summary of the Magical Underworld of Rome, though lacking the primary sources of the trial

Music featured: Halloween Midnight by Roman Cano; Ghost Story and Ghost Processional by Kevin MacLeod

Episode cover image is from The Love Potion by Evelyn De Morgan, 1903

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Content provided by Dr. Katie Nelson and Olivia Meikle, Dr. Katie Nelson, and Olivia Meikle. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Dr. Katie Nelson and Olivia Meikle, Dr. Katie Nelson, and Olivia Meikle or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

If you knew the recipe for an undetectable poison, would you use it? What about giving it to women with abusive husbands? Giulia Tofana's legendary poison Aqua Tofana was famed and feared in 17th-century Rome. But just how many terrible husbands can drop dead, before the Pope gets suspicious?

In this year's Halloween Special, our guests are Gaia Aloisi and Ted Blackburn, the creators of Aqua Tofana, a new electronic opera about the life of Giulia Tofana.

________________

Travel with us in the footsteps of Giulia Tofana's poisoning ring! Our LOST WOMEN OF ITALY TOUR is open for registration!

Find out more about Aqua Tofana the opera (and watch the Act 1 Preview) HERE

The Black Widows of the Eternal City by Craig Monson is HERE from Indie booksellers

You may also enjoy reading Mike Dash's history of Aqua Tofana - a lively summary of the Magical Underworld of Rome, though lacking the primary sources of the trial

Music featured: Halloween Midnight by Roman Cano; Ghost Story and Ghost Processional by Kevin MacLeod

Episode cover image is from The Love Potion by Evelyn De Morgan, 1903

Become a Patron⁠ for ad-free episodes and help us Make Women's History!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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