Ferruccio Tagliavini Movies
Italian lyric tenor Ferrucio Tagliavini was a renowned interpreter of Puccini's operas during the 1940s and 1950s. At his popularity's peak, Tagliavini appeared in several Italian comedies and operatic musicals, including Anything for a Song (1947). ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1991
A performance video with the popular tenor in performances from "Voice of Firestone" TV Broadcasts. Includes parts of the operas "Carmen," "Martha," "Il Trovatore," and "La Traviata." ~ All Movie Guide
- 1991
Following its radio debut in 1928, The Voice of Firestone aired on television between 1949 and 1963. Some of the world's most promising newcomers and established stars sang classical songs and current hits while Howard Barlow and his 46-piece orchestra accompanied them. Many of these telecasts are now available as part of the In Opera and Song series. This volume features tenor Ferruccio Tagliavini singing arias from La Boheme and L'Elisir d'Amore, as well as a few popular tunes. Tagliavini's performances originally aired between 1950 and 1954. ~ Elizabeth Smith, All Movie Guide
- 1959
Originally produced and filmed in 1959, this production of Gaetano Donizetti's 1832 opera L'Elisir d'Amor stars Ferruccio Tagliavini and Alda Noni and features accompaniment by the NHK Symphony Orchestra under the musical direction of Alberto Erede. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ferruccio Tagliavini, Alda Noni, (more)
- 1949
Al Diavolo con Celebrita is one of two Italian films hurriedly made in 1948 by comic actor Mischa Auer. Like the first (Snow White and the 7 Thieves), it is hardly representative of Auer at his best. The star plays U.S. diplomat Bernard Stork, whose timid young interpreter Professor Bricci (Leonard Cortese) is hopelessly in love with Stork's secretary Ellen Rawlins (Marilyn Buford). Somehow, Bricci comes into possession of a magic artifact that enables him to assume the bodies and personalities of recently deceased individuals. The Professor hopes to profess his love for Ellen in one of these guises, but is always prevented from doing so. When Mr. Stork dies suddenly, Bricci takes over his body, resulting in a bizarre finale at the United Nations, with look-alikes for President Truman, Churchill, and Stalin engaging in silly slapstick. Somewhere there's an antiwar message in Al Diavolo con Celebrita, but it's buried under mounds of nonsense. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Mischa Auer, Marilyn Buford, (more)
- 1948
The Lady is Fickle is another in a brief series of movie vehicles for internationally renowned opera star Ferrucio Tagliavini. The star plays Ferrucio Landini, a provincial schoolmaster who aspires to become an opera singer. He is helped in this endeavor by his pal Christopher (Carlo Campanini), the chauffeur for an operatic impresario Carlo Micheluzzi. Ferrucio's singing career almost ends before it begins when he "misplaces" his infuriated girlfriend (Fioretta Dolfi), who is neither the demure nor forgiving type. Some distance removed from a classic, The Lady is Fickle is nonetheless an adequate star vehicle. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ferruccio Tagliavini, Carlo Campanini, (more)
- 1947
This Italian cinemazation of Rossinis comic opera The Barber of Seville is worth seeing if for no other reason than the presence of legendary tenor Tito Gobbi in the title role. The moment Gobbi launches the famous, tongue-twisting "Largo et Factotum," the audience is in the palm of his hand. The plot, of course, concerns the efforts of Count Almavina (Ferrucio Tagliavini) to woo and win the beautiful Rosina (Nelly Corradi) without arousing the suspicions of the heroine's overprotective guardian, but it's the music that remains in the memory. Mme. Corradi's rendition of "Une voce poco fa" is also to be cherished, though it isn't as impressive as Gobbi's solo numbers. For the benefit of English-speaking audiences, the plot is "explained" by music critic Deems Taylor, who performed a similar function in Disney's Fantasia (1940). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ferruccio Tagliavini, Tito Gobbi, (more)
- 1947
Not every postwar Italian film was a slice of unadulterated neorealism. Proof of this can be found in the frothy, escapist musical I Live as I Please. Opera star Ferruccio Tagliavini heads the cast as a gullible peasant who is targeted for persecution by his practical-joking brother. Led to believe that he's landed a singing job, Tagliavini packs up his worldly possessions and heads to Rome. He eventually finds out he's been duped, but by this time he's found steady work as a singer, so who cares? The story comes full circle as Tagliavini finds happiness and romance in his own back yard. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ferruccio Tagliavini, Silvana Jachino, (more)
- 1947
Anything for a Song exists primarily as a showcase for the miraculous singing talents of opera star Ferruccio Tagliavini. The nonsensical story casts Tagliavini as the son of a wealthy eggplant processor (no kidding!) who elects to foresake the family business and try his luck as a singer. His father does everything in his power to prevent our hero from succeeding in his chosen profession. Forced to return home to raise enough money for a blind girl's operation, Tagliavini may well have to marry a woman of his family's choosing to do so. But there's a happy ending, as if there was any doubt. By the time Anything for a Song was released in the US, Ferruccio Tagliavini was firmly entrenched at New York's Metropolitan Opera. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ferruccio Tagliavini, Luisa Rossi, (more)
