Musical - Soprano Anna Moffo stars as winsome courtesan Violetta Valery -- who tries to protect her rash lover, Alfredo (Franco Bonisolli), even if it means lying and breaking his heart -- in this 1968 version of composer Giuseppe Verdi's masterpiece. Recorded at the Rome Opera House with renowned conductor Giuseppe Patanè leading the orchestra and chorus, the production also stars Gino Bechi as Alfredo's angst-ridden father. - Anna Moffo, Gino Bechi, Franco Bonisolli
Hércules se dirige a la corte del rey Pelias de Yolco para dar clases particulares a Ifito, hijo de Pelias, en el uso de las armas. La hermosa hija de Pelias, la princesa Iole da cuenta a Hércules de la historia de la llegada de su padre al poder y el robo de los tesoros más grandes del reino, el vellocino de oro. Algunos sospechan de que el rey Pelias ha adquirido el trono a través de fratricidio. Hércules y Iole se sienten atraídos el uno al otro y finalmente se desarrolla el romance. Pelias se siente desafíado, ya que su poder es puesto en duda por no poseer el vellocino, por lo que manda a los argonautas, entre ellos Hércules, a recuperarlo.
Adaptación cinematográfica de la ópera de Verdi. Voces de Renata Tebaldi para Aida (Sophia Loren), Ebe Stignani para Amneris (Lois Maxwell), Giuseppe Campora para Ramadès (Luciano Della Marra), Gino Bechi para Amonasro (Afro Poli) y Giulio Neri para Ramfis (Antonio Cassinelli).
Pagliacci, is a 1948 Italian film based on Ruggero Leoncavallo's opera Pagliacci, directed by Mario Costa. The film stars Tito Gobbi and Gina Lollobrigida. It recounts the tragedy of Canio, the lead clown (or pagliaccio in Italian) in a commedia dell'arte troupe, his wife Nedda, and her lover, Silvio. When Nedda spurns the advances of Tonio, another player in the troupe, he tells Canio about Nedda's betrayal. In a jealous rage Canio murders both Nedda and Silvio. The only actor in the cast who also sang his role was the celebrated Italian baritone, Tito Gobbi, but the film is largely very faithful to its source material, presenting the opera nearly complete.
