Verdi, the King of Melody

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

External links

• Verdi, the King of Melody at IMDb

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Giuseppe Verdi

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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