
114 minutes
12/22/1953
The life and loves of great composer Giuseppe Verdi are played against a background of the great operas of the 19th Century. A tender love story of his successful and turbulent life, with more than 20 excerpts from his acclaimed operas.

Pierre Cressoy
as Giuseppe Verdi

Anna Maria Ferrero
as Margherita Barezzi Verdi

Gaby André
as Giuseppina Strepponi

Sandro Ruffini
as Impr. Marelli

Camillo Pilotto
as Antonio Barezzi

Laura Gore
as Berberina Streppono

Loris Gizzi
as Gioacchino Rossini

Emilio Cigoli
as Gaetano Donizetti

Irene Genna
as Violetta

Mario Del Monaco
as Francesco Tamagno

Tito Gobbi
as Singer - baritone

Gianni Agus
as (uncredited)

Enzo Biliotti
as Impr. Martini (uncredited)

Lola Braccini
as (uncredited)

Aldo Bufi Landi
as Alexandre Dumas figlio (uncredited)

Guido Celano
as Victor Hugo (uncredited)
Eduardo de Santis
as Muzio (uncredited)
Hady De Santis
as (uncredited)
Vito De Taranto
as Singer - basso
Liana Del Balzo
as (uncredited)

Franca Dominici
as Moglie Di Rossini (uncredited)

Mario Ferrari
as Ufficiale Austriaco (uncredited)

Teresa Franchini
as Old lady (uncredited)

Olga Vittoria Gentilli
as (uncredited)

Enrico Glori
as Funz. teatro La Fenice (uncredited)
Orietta Moscucci

Turi Pandolfini
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)

Rosetta Pasquini
as (uncredited)

Gian Paolo Rosmino
as (uncredited)
Marika Rowsky
as (uncredited)
Anna Vivaldi
as (uncredited)