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

Leopoldo Trieste

Finola

Giorgio Trestini

Temistocle Solera

Milena Vukotić

Clara Maffei

Ugo Bologna

Gaetano Donizetti

Lino Puglisi

Acting

Seasons

Season 1

9 episodes

Premiered Oct 13, 1982

Episodes

1–6 of 9

Ep 1

Episode 1

Oct 13, 1982

86m

Giuseppe Verdi is born in 1813 to a provincial family. At a young age, his exceptional talent for music becomes clear to all around him.

Ep 2

Episode 2

Oct 15, 1982

Verdi and Margherita build a family while Verdi pursues his music education. His connections in the cultural hub of Milan provide new opportunities and encourage him to compose his first opera.

Ep 3

Episode 3

Oct 20, 1982

As Verdi's opera Nabucco debuts in Milan, Giuseppina's voice deteriorates further, and the two grow closer together.

Ep 4

Episode 4

Oct 22, 1982

Verdi and Giuseppina Strepponi are living together as he continues writing operas. But when the 1848 French revolution begins, its effects stretch across Europe.

Ep 5

Episode 5

Oct 29, 1982

Verdi's talent earns him fame and a number of accolades, including the French Legion of Honour. During rehearsals of Il Trovatore, Verdi begins work on La Traviata, but his muse escapes him.

Ep 6

Episode 6

Nov 3, 1982