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 (brilliantly disguised as holy ointment) 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.<a href="https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/0efac72e-6e10-11ea-acc7-af432fd72393/podcasts/b8e05178-640d-11ed-b2a7-fb756009d28f/episodes/patreon.com/whatshernamepodcast">Become a Patron</a> for ad-free episodes and help us Make Women's History! ________________Find out more about Aqua Tofana the opera (and watch the Act 1 Preview) <a href="https://www.tete-a-tete.org.uk/event/aqua-tofana/">HERE</a> Connect with the Aqua Tofana team on Instagram @AquaTofanaOperaThe Black Widows of the Eternal City by Craig Monson is <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18346/9780472132041">HERE</a> from Indie booksellersYou may also enjoy reading <a href="https://mikedashhistory.com/2015/04/06/aqua-tofana-slow-poisoning-and-husband-killing-in-17th-century-italy/">Mike Dash's history of Aqua Tofana</a> - a lively summary of the Magical Underworld of Rome, though lacking the primary sources of the trial Other music featured: Halloween Midnight by Roman Cano; Ghost Story and Ghost Processional by Kevin MacLeodEpisode cover image is from The Love Potion by Evelyn De Morgan, 1903 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

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