| 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. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Daria Nicolodi | Margherita Barezzi | 9 |
| Ronald Pickup | Giuseppe Verdi | 9 |
| Lino Capolicchio | Arrigo Boito | 9 |
| Leopoldo Trieste | Finola | 9 |
| Enzo Cerusico | Emanuele Muzio | 9 |
| Omero Antonutti | Carlo Verdi | 9 |
| Milena Vukotić | Clara Maffei | 9 |
| Ugo Bologna | Gaetano Donizetti | 9 |
| Renzo Palmer | Camillo Benso di Cavour | 9 |
| Giorgio Trestini | Temistocle Solera | 9 |
| Jan Niklas | Angelo Mariani | 9 |
| Giampiero Albertini | Antonio Barezzi | 9 |