Verdi, the King of Melody

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Verdi, the King of Melody
Spanish film poster
Directed by	Raffaello Matarazzo
Cinematography	Tino Santoni
Edited by	Mario Serandrei
Music by	Giuseppe Verdi
Release date	22 December 1953 (1953-12-22)
Language	Italian

Giuseppe Verdi, released theatrically in the US as The Life and Music of Giuseppe Verdi and on video as Verdi, the King of Melody, is a 1953 Italian biographical musical melodrama film starring Pierre Cressoy and directed by Raffaello Matarazzo. It is based on adult life events of the composer Giuseppe Verdi.^[1] The film was a commercial success, grossing over 957 million lire at the Italian box office.^[2]

Cast

Pierre Cressoy as Giuseppe Verdi
Anna Maria Ferrero as Margherita Barezzi
Gaby André as Giuseppina Strepponi
Irene Genna as Violetta
Laura Gore as Berberina Strepponi
Camillo Pilotto as Antonio Barezzi
Emilio Cigoli as Gaetano Donizetti
Loris Gizzi as Gioachino Rossini
Mario Del Monaco as Francesco Tamagno
Tito Gobbi as Domenico Ronconi
Aldo Bufi Landi as Alexandre Dumas, fils
Guido Celano as Victor Hugo
Franca Dominici as Rossini's Wife
Mario Ferrari as Austrian Official
Enrico Glori as Stage Director
Turi Pandolfini as Bank Teller
Teresa Franchini as Old Lady
Gianni Agus
Olga Vittoria Gentili
Liana Del Balzo
Lola Braccini
Anna Vivaldi
Lucia Banti

References

^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876055487.
^ Gianni Rondolino. Catalogo Bolaffi del cinema italiano 1945/1955. Bolaffi, 1967.

External links

Verdi, the King of Melody at IMDb

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List of compositions
Operas	Oberto, Conte di San Bonifacio (1839) Un giorno di regno (1840) Nabucco (1842) I Lombardi alla prima crociata (1843) Ernani (1844) I due Foscari (1844) Giovanna d'Arco (1845) Alzira (1845) Attila (1846) Macbeth (1847/65) I masnadieri (1847) Jérusalem (1847) Il corsaro (1848) La battaglia di Legnano (1849) Luisa Miller (1849) Stiffelio (1850) Rigoletto (1851) Il trovatore (1853) La traviata (1853) Les vêpres siciliennes (June 1855) I vespri siciliani (December 1855) Simon Boccanegra (1857/81) Aroldo (1857) Un ballo in maschera (1859) La forza del destino (1862/69) Don Carlos (1867/84) Aida (1871) Otello (1887) Falstaff (1893)
Opera excerpts	"Anvil Chorus" "Bella figlia dell'amore" "Celeste Aida" "Di quella pira" "La donna è mobile" "Libiamo ne' lieti calici" "Un dì, felice, eterea" "Va, pensiero"
Opera discographies	Aida Don Carlos Falstaff La forza del destino Macbeth Otello Rigoletto Il trovatore La traviata Un ballo in maschera
Other compositions	Suona la tromba (1848) Inno delle nazioni (1862) String Quartet in E minor (1873) Messa da Requiem (1874) Quattro pezzi sacri (1889–1897)
Recognitions	Memorials to Giuseppe Verdi Theatres named after Verdi (Brindisi - Busseto - Florence - Trieste) Milan Conservatory Giuseppe Verdi Monument Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi Verdi (crater) Verdi Inlet Verdi Range 3975 Verdi Verdi, California Verdi, Kansas Verdi, Nevada
Cultural depictions	Portrait of Giuseppe Verdi (1886) Giuseppe Verdi (1938 film) Verdi, the King of Melody (1953 film) The Life of Verdi (1982 miniseries) After Aida (1985 play) Risorgimento! (2011 opera)
Film adaptations	Otello (1906) Aida (1953) La Traviata (1983) Otello (1986) Macbeth (1987) Aida (1987) Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto Story (2005)
Related articles	Casa di Riposo per Musicisti Verdi Transcriptions (Finnissy) Villa Verdi
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