Giuseppe Verdi was born in 1813 and lived until 1901, his life spanning nearly a century of political turmoil and considerable personal turmoil. This 1982 biographical television miniseries, as seen on PBS's Great Performances, dramatizes the life of this classic Italian composer known for operas including La Traviata, Rigoletto, and Aida and his Requiem.

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Ronald Pickup

Giuseppe Verdi

Carla Fracci

Giuseppina Strepponi

Giampiero Albertini

Antonio Barezzi

Daria Nicolodi

Margherita Barezzi

Adriana Innocenti

Maria Barezzi

Omero Antonutti

Carlo Verdi

Eva Christian

Teresa Stolz

Jan Niklas

Angelo Mariani

Enzo Cerusico

Emanuele Muzio

Lino Capolicchio

Arrigo Boito

Renzo Palmer

Camillo Benso di Cavour

Nanni Svampa

Impresario Bartolomeo Merelli