Verdi, the King of Melody

Verdi, the King of Melody
Directed by	Raffaello Matarazzo
Music by	Giuseppe Verdi
Cinematography	Tino Santoni
Edited by	Mario Serandrei
Release date	1953 (1953)
Language	Italian

Giuseppe Verdi, released theatrically in the USA as The Life and Music of Giuseppe Verdi and on video as Verdi, the King of Melody, is a 1953 Italian biographical 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 on IMDb