The life of Verdi
(DVD)

Originally released as a miniseries in 1983.

Executive producer, Alessandro Altieri ; director and screenplay, Renato Castellani ; dialogue written and directed by Gene Luotto.

Ronald Pickup (Verdi), Carla Fracci (Guiseppina Strepponi), Giampiero Albertini, Omero Antonutti, Lino Capolicchio, Enzo Cerusico, Eva Christian, Nino Dal Fabbro, Adriana Innocenti, Agla Marsili, Daria Nocolodi, Jan Niklas, Renzo Palmer, Raimondo Penne, Tito Schipa, Jr., Nanni Svampa, Giorgio Trestini, Leopoldo Trieste, Milena Vukotic.

This miniseries, filmed in Leningrad, London, Paris, and Verdi's home region of Italy's Po Valley, required more than 100 actors, 1800 extras, and over 4000 costumes. The program gives a complete overview of Verdi's life and is filled with music from the composer's works sung in the original Italian and taken from past rare recordings featuring such opera artists as Renata Tebaldi, Maria Callas, Luciano Pavarotti, and Birgit Nilsson.

DVD format, all regions, aspect ratio 4:3, NTSC; Dolby Digital 2.0.

Originally in Italian; dubbed in English.