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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Gio Plays the Violin in Tearjerker Moment at Quartermaine Holiday Party
The Friday, December 26 episode of General Hospital, found the Quartermaines gathering for the holidays for the first time without Monica, Kevin (Jon Lindstrom) and Sonny (Maurice Benard) having a bonding moment to protect Laura (Genie Francis) at all costs from Sidwell (Carlo Rota) after he framed her for the murder of Professor Dalton, Sidwell throwing a Boxing Day bash at Wyndeymere, Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) standing up to Drew (Cameron Mathison) in order to let him back down on his stance on not letting Scout (Cosette Abinante) spend time with her late mother’s family and more.
However, the most impactful and emotional moment of GH’s Christmas came in the form of a secret gift that Gio’s (Giovanni Mazza) grandfathers, Ned (Wally Kurth) and Sonny had planned to give him, which was a brand new violin.
As viewers know, it was back in May, that Gio overheard Lulu (Alexa Havins Bruening) talking backstage at the Nurses’ Ball, that his true biological parents were Brook Lynn Quartermaine (Amanda Setton) and Dante Falconeri (Dominic Zamprogna), a secret that was held from him and Brook Lynn and Dante for years.

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Next, he took to the Nurses Ball stage for his performance and instead smashed his violin to bits, and walked out the ball with his life forever changed and for the last many months struggling with the lies and deceit, but slowly but surely, coming around to his parents. Fast-forward and now at the Quartermaines, Leo (Easton Rocket Sweda) suddenly came rushing into the living room where everyone has gathered bringing with a violin case to tell Ned he forgot to give Gio his present!
Olivia (Lisa LoCiero) tried to get her son to put the gift back where he found it. Gio looks stunned and emotional. Now with their plans for the gift gone to smithereens, Sonny says that he and Ned had bought it, but were waiting for the right time to give it to Gio as a gift from his grandfathers. Ned shares that they wanted to wait until Gio was read to play music again.
Suddenly, Wiley (Viron Weaver) pipes up and says Tracy (Jane Elliot) would love to hear Gio play because she’s been very sad and missing Grandma Monica like they all do. In a very tense moment, Gio walks over to the violin case, puts it down on the table and opens it. He takes the instrument and goes into the Quartermaine foyer, where he breaks down and holds the violin tightly to him.

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Brook Lynn goes to comfort hee son, but stops. She flashes back to Gio smashing his violin at the Nurses Ball. Next, she exchanges looks with her son to comfort him. Then, in a heart-tugging moment, Gio returns to the living room and plays “Oh Holy Night” as everyone from Ned, Sonny, Tracy, and a teary-eyed Emma (Braedyn Bruner) look on. When Gio finishes his performance, Tracy goes to hug him and says “Thank you. That was beautiful,” as this bittersweet moment for Gio finally played out, literally, in front of his family. We fade to black.
The scenes involving Gio’s emotional ties to the violin and his past and present were beautifully portrayed by Giovanni Mazza. In a case of art imitating life, Mazza is a classically-trained violinist who has performed around the country and often at half-time of NBA basketball games. He spoke to the ABC General Hospital camera’s after filming the emotional scenes, and what it meant to him and how he sees his future growth personally and professionally. You can check that out below.
So, what did you think of the moment when Gio gets a new violin, has a moment of heartbreak and then plays “Oh, Holy Night,” during the Quartermaine holiday gathering? Share your thoughts via the comment section.
It was great to see everyone gathered together at the Quartermaines. I was very glad to see Leo. We hardly ever see him. Gio’s violin solo was so beautiful. It was very touching that his grandfathers bought this gift for him. O Holy Night is my very favorite Christmas song and brought tears to my eyes as always. The entire scene was a beautiful gift to the fans. Thank you to everyone involved.
It was wonderful hearing Yio play the violin m I hope he gets to play soon again. He also is a gifted actor.
Amazing episode! What an amazing talent playing the violin. Very nicely done
He plays exceptional well. Loved it!!!
I didn’t see this coming and thought it was just going to be a light end of year episode. I was totally choked up. Gio the character and Gio the actor are true originals.
Between the disgusting Drew & Sam returning….I may have to say goodbye to gh after many years
Sam returing? You shouldn’t believe those AI slop videos on YouTube.
Her parole from Hell is always negotiable, but so far there’s been no offers on the table.
Sam returning? That’s pure fan fiction. Casey, the alien, has a better chance of showing up again in Port Charles.
It’s been great to see Giovanni’s steady improvement as an actor since joining GH.
He’s an outstanding violin player, but it was necessary to remove that from story while they focused on the parental reveal.
Interested to see where they go with this character.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Carly and Lulu Make Plans to Rescue Their Children; Anna Looks Determined to Secure Her Freedom

This week on all-new episodes of General Hospital, the race is on! Can Lulu (Alexa Havins) and Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) get to Rocco (Finn Carr) and Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) in time to ensure their safety from Cullum (Andrew Hawkes)? Can Carly (Laura Wright) with the help of her brother, Lucas (Van Hansis) rescue Josslyn (Eden McCoy) from captivity at Wyndemere? These questions may be answered, plus the return of the one and only Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) are on tap!
In the just released General Hospital spoilers video for the week of June 22-26, Lulu tells her mother, Laura (Genie Francis), “Dante and I have to get to Rocco before Cullum!” Meanwhile, Rocco (Finn Carr) looks angered and emotional as Britt walks through their cabin hideout. Does Rocco know his parents are on the way to find them, or has Cullum already tracked them down to the British Virgin Islands?
Back in Port Charles, Carly is informing Lucas that his niece, “is a WSB agent.” She knows Josslyn (Eden McCoy) is being held against her will at Wyndemere, and she has to find a way to get her out. Lucas agrees with Carly’s plan of, “We go in and we don’t leave without Josslyn!” Elsewhere, Josslyn is looking worried for her future as she is stuck in captivity thanks to Cassius, Cullum and Sidwell!

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FINOLA HUGHES RETURNS
The final moments of the teaser promo reveal Anna in a psychiatric clinic in France. We have not seen her for months after Cullum, Sidwell and Pascal fed her hallucinogenics to make her believe her arch nemesis, Cesar Faison was alive!
Now, the doctors walk towards her hospital bed, where we see the super spy calmly knitting. Is Anna back to normal and playing everyone to get out of her predicament, or does she still remain deeply traumatized … or both?
Take a look at the rest of the official GH spoilers for the week below.
MONDAY, JUNE 22
Willow gets an unwelcome surprise. Trina sticks to her guns. “Nathan” wants reassurance. Ethan advises Ava. Brook Lynn receives an update.
TUESDAY, JUNE 23
Dante cautions Liz. Laura learns a secret. Brook Lynn confides in Michael. Sonny challenges Ava. Chase makes a decision.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24
Anna meets with her doctor. Carly makes a stunning confession. Britt extracts a promise. Cullum pulls a fast one. Gio and Emma hit the pool.
THURSDAY, JUNE 25
Josslyn clashes with Cassius. Lulu and Dante make a discovery. Chase receives a warning. Jordan seeks help. Alexis is summoned to the PCPD.
FRIDAY, JUNE 26
Anna takes a huge risk. Britt is in grave danger. Willow is in disbelief. Danny must act fast. Curtis jumps to the wrong conclusion.
Check out the latest General Hospital promo entitled, “Rescue Mission” below.
Now weigh-in: Do you think Anna is still mentally off-balance, or OK, and just pretending to be troubled to get out of France and get back to Port Charles? Will Josslyn finally be rescued, or will Carly and Lucas find themselves locked up with her? And, who will get to Britt and Rocco first? Cullum, or Dante and Lulu? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below.
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Maurice Benard Gives High Praise to ‘General Hospital’ Writers; Teases Upcoming Sonny Scenes with Anna, Jason, Justine and Ric

With the highly-anticipated returns of Finola Hughes (Anna Devane) on this week’s June 24 episode of General Hospital, Steve Burton’s (Jason Morgan) upcoming return on July 13, which also serves as the ABC daytime drama’s 16,000 episode, things are about to fire on all cylinders in the story, as noted today by series star, Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos).
On Father’s Day, the three-time Daytime Emmy-winning actor and mental health activist took to his Instagram and expressed in a video that he has some unbelievable upcoming senes with the aforementioned Burton and Hughes. Add to that Nazneen Contractor (Justine Turner) and Rick Hearst (Ric Lansing), where Benard gave credit where credit is due to the GH writing team, which is led by co-head writers, Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten..
In this video, Benard said, “I just want to get on here and say that I did some work with Steve Burton, Finola Hughes, Rick Hearst, Nazneen Contractor, and they’re all just fantastic. Truly fantastic. But, I want to say the writing was just exceptional. It truly was. It was exceptional. So, thankful for that kind of writing. I know writers don’t get the credit a lot, but I just want to say to the General Hospital writing team, keep rolling!”
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So now the question becomes, with a major tease like that, what is about to go down between Sonny, Anna, Jason, Justine and Ric? Will we finally get to the end of the line for Sidwell (Carlo Rota), as previously teased by the GH co-head writers? Will we learn what happened to Jason and Anna, fully? Will Justine and Sonny becomes closer or stop their liaisons? And what of Ric? Will he be true blue to his brother or double-cross him? There is a lot at stake as we move further into the summer and one that looks like it could be one of the more exciting ones in years!
FINOLA HUGHES CONFIRMED AMAZING SCENES WITH MAURICE BENARD
As a punctuation point to his video, Benard also shared this written message in the post: “I just did some wonderful scenes with Steve Burton, Rick Hearst, Finola Hughes and Nazneen Contractor and and unbelievable writing, freaking amazing scenes that you will see in the near future on General Hospital.” In fact, Finola Hughes jumped in the post comment thread and responded, “I loved our scenes so much xxx”
Fans will most likely see all the scenes Benard referred to later in July, since GH tapes approximately six weeks ahead of air.
So, are you excited to see what Maurice is talking about? Are you hyped for what’s to come on GH? Any clue on what you think will go down between the main characters on the soap with the returns of Anna Devane and Jason Morgan to the mix? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
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‘General Hospital’ Alum Chad Duell Announces Upcoming Release of His First Single, ‘If You Need Me’

In a surprise move, Daytime Emmy winner, Chad Duell (ex-Michael Corinthos, GH) is getting ready to unveil a new chapter of his career in music.
The former GH star, where he played the son of Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Carly Spencer (Laura Wright) for 15 years, has announced his new single, “If You Need Me” will drop on Friday, June 26. The single is now available for pre-order on Spotify and major music streaming platforms and is distributed by DistroKid.
Taking to his Instagram story over the weekend, to announce the pre-save of his new single, Chad expressed, “I’ll make a full post about what I’ve been up to and my music once it goes live next week, but you can pre-save my first single so it goes straight to your Spotify once it drops next week.”

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SINCE LEAVING GENERAL HOSPITAL
Previously, since his departure from the ABC soap opera. Chad starred alongside Zach Mendez in the world premiere of of Yum Yum at Annapolis, a new play written by Bruce Reisman. Duell last appeared on General Hospital on the January 21, 2025 episode.
The part was recast with Rory Gibson who debuted as the new Michael in May of 2025 during the Nurses’ Ball episodes and who has remained in the role since that time.
In an interview earlier this year on The Able Show, Duell said on his decision to exit the soap opera, “I was blessed to be part of that (show) for as long as I have, but what happens sometimes is if you’re doing the same thing, especially in a creative field for such a long time, you can get a little burnt out in a way. It can make you a little depressed, so that’s kind of what happened. On top of that, I had other things going on in my life at the time. My father passed away recently and I just needed a reset. So, I stepped away. A lot of times you have to go through some stuff to really step into that next level. I needed to kind of feel uncomfortable.”
So, what type of musical genre will Chad’s new song be? Country? Pop? Rock? Dance/Club? Something else? Let us know your thoughts via the comment section below, and if you are eager to hear the new single next week via the comment section below.
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