Overview
Giuseppe Verdi was born in 1813 and lived until 1901, his life spanning nearly a century of political turmoil and considerable personal turmoil. This 1982 biographical television miniseries, as seen on PBS's Great Performances, dramatizes the life of this classic Italian composer known for operas including La Traviata, Rigoletto, and Aida and his Requiem.
Cast
- Ronald Pickup as Giuseppe Verdi
- Carla Fracci as Giuseppina Strepponi
- Giampiero Albertini as Antonio Barezzi
- Daria Nicolodi as Margherita Barezzi
- Adriana Innocenti as Maria Barezzi
- Omero Antonutti as Carlo Verdi
- Eva Christian as Teresa Stolz
- Jan Niklas as Angelo Mariani
- Raimondo Penne as Francesco Maria Piave
- Roberto Cominati as Giuseppe Verdi da bambino