Verdi, the King of Melody
# Verdi, the King of Melody

Giuseppe Verdi, released theatrically in the US as The Life and Music of Giuseppe Verdi and on video as Verdi, the King of Melody, is a 1953 Italian biographical musical melodrama film starring Pierre Cressoy and directed by Raffaello Matarazzo. It is based on adult life events of the composer Giuseppe Verdi. The film was a commercial success, grossing over 957 million lire at the Italian box office.

## Cast

* Pierre Cressoy as Giuseppe Verdi
* Anna Maria Ferrero as Margherita Barezzi
* Gaby André as Giuseppina Strepponi
* Irene Genna as Violetta
* Laura Gore as Berberina Strepponi
* Camillo Pilotto as Antonio Barezzi
* Emilio Cigoli as Gaetano Donizetti
* Loris Gizzi as Gioachino Rossini
* Mario Del Monaco as Francesco Tamagno
* Tito Gobbi as Domenico Ronconi
* Aldo Bufi Landi as Alexandre Dumas, fils
* Guido Celano as Victor Hugo
* Franca Dominici as Rossini's Wife
* Mario Ferrari as Austrian Official
* Enrico Glori as Stage Director
* Turi Pandolfini as Bank Teller
* Teresa Franchini as Old Lady
* Gianni Agus
* Olga Vittoria Gentili
* Liana Del Balzo
* Lola Braccini
* Anna Vivaldi
* Lucia Banti
