Aida (1953 film)

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Aida

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Directed by Clemente Fracassi
Produced by Gregor Rabinovitch
Federico Teti
Written by Clemente Fracassi
Antonio Ghislanzoni (libretto)
Starring actor = (a)
singer = (s)
Sophia Loren (a)
Renata Tebaldi (s)
Lois Maxwell (a)
Ebe Stignani (s)
Luciano Della Marra (a)
Giuseppe Campora (s)
Afro Poli (a)
Gino Bechi (s)
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Cinematography Piero Portalupi
Editing by Mario Bonotti
Distributed by CEI Incom
I.F.E. Releasing Corporation
Release date(s) Flag of Italy 23 October 1953
Flag of United States 8 October 1954
Running time 95 min
Country Italy
Language Italian
IMDb profile

Aida is a 1953 Italian film version of the opera Aida by Giuseppe Verdi. It was directed by Clemente Fracassi and produced by Gregor Rabinovitch and Federico Teti. The screenplay was adapted by Fracassi, Carlo Castelli, Anna Gobbi and Giorgio Salviucci from the libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni. The cinematography was by Piero Portalupi, the production design by Flavio Mogherini and the costume design by Maria De Matteis. The Italian State Radio Orchestra was conducted by Giuseppe Morelli, the ballet was choreographed by Margherita Wallmann.

The film stars Sophia Loren (Aida), Lois Maxwell (Amneris), Luciano Della Marra (Radamès), Afro Poli (Amonasro) and Antonio Cassinelli (Ramfis). The singing voices were provided by Renata Tebaldi (Aida), Ebe Stignani (Amneris), Giuseppe Campora (Radamès), Gino Bechi (Amonasro) and Giulio Neri (Ramfis). Yvette Chauviré and Léonide Massine are the dancers in the ballet with the Rome Opera Ballet.

Renata Tebaldi was originally cast to play Aida, but decided not to. Gina Lollobrigida was also considered for the role, before Sophia Loren was cast.

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