title: Verdi, the King of Melody
text: # 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
  