
The Life of Giuseppe Verdi
Music · Drama · History
Overview
The great Italian opera composer recalls his eventful life on his deathbed: his childhood in Busseto, his studies in Milan, his first opera "Oberto, conte di San Bonifacio", the death of his wife and his children killed by smallpox.
Top Cast


Fosco Giachetti
Fosco Giachetti
Giuseppe Verdi
Fosco Giachetti
Giuseppe Verdi


Gaby Morlay
Gaby Morlay
Giuseppina Strepponi
Gaby Morlay
Giuseppina Strepponi


Germana Paolieri
Germana Paolieri
Margherita Barezzi
Germana Paolieri
Margherita Barezzi


Camillo Pilotto
Camillo Pilotto
Antonio Barezzi
Camillo Pilotto
Antonio Barezzi


Cesco Baseggio
Cesco Baseggio
Papà Verdi
Cesco Baseggio
Papà Verdi


Maria Jacobini
Maria Jacobini
Luigia Uttini, madre di Verdi
Maria Jacobini
Luigia Uttini, madre di Verdi
Maria Cebotari
Maria Cebotari
Teresina Stolz
Maria Cebotari
Teresina Stolz


Febo Mari
Febo Mari
Marelli, il direttore della Scala di Milano
Febo Mari
Marelli, il direttore della Scala di Milano


Carlo Duse
Carlo Duse
Temistocle Solera
Carlo Duse
Temistocle Solera
Eugenio Duse
Eugenio Duse
L'impressario Massini
Eugenio Duse
L'impressario Massini
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