Vissi d’arte. Opera Singers in Italian Biopics of the Forties and Fifties
Abstract
This essay gives an overview of the Italian singer's biography in its earliest formulation, starting with the advent of sound, and continuing, uninterrupted, until the 1950s. The author recognises a crucial moment in these years. She analyses it through three films dedicated to opera singers made in Italy in the 1940s and 1950s: Maria Malibran (Guido Brignone, 1943), Enrico Caruso leggenda di una voce (Giacomo Gentilomo, 1951) and La donna più bella del mondo (Robert Z. Leonard, 1955).
Presentato: 08 Gennaio 2025 | Accettato: 21 Gennaio 2025 | Pubblicato 22 Ottobre 2025 | Lingua: en
Keywords Stardom • Maria Malibran • Singer • Biopic • Metagenre
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