Verdi: Attila

2010 1h 58m IT

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Synopsis

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In Aquileia, around the middle of the 5th century. Odabella, daughter of the city’s lord, lost her family during the sacking carried out by Attila and intends to take revenge by killing him (Santo di patria indefinito amor). She herself was spared by Uldino, one of Attila’s slaves. Impressed by her courage, Attila gives her his sword. General Ezio, sent from Rome, proposes to Attila a deal to divide the Empire (Avrai tu l'universo, resti l'Italia a me!). But Attila denounces him as a traitor and refuses. Attila is an opera in a prologue and three acts by Giuseppe Verdi, with a libretto by Temistocle Solera based on Zacharias Werner’s tragedy, Attila, König der Hunnen, and premiered at the Teatro la Fenice in Venice on March 17, 1846. From the box set of 27 Verdi operas, “Tutto Verdi.” Recorded live at the Teatro Verdi in Busseto on October 21 and 25, 2010.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Giovanni Battista Parodi
Attila
Sebastian Catana
Ezio
Susanna Branchini
Odabella
Roberto De Biasio
Foresto
Cristiano Cremonini
Uldino
Ziyan Atteh
Leone

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pierfrancesco Maestrini
Writers: Temistocle Solera, Francesco Maria Piave, Zacharias Werner
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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Released 16 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Part of the "Tutto Verdi (2018)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Giuseppe Verdi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Giovanni Battista Parodi and Sebastian Catana and Susanna Branchini carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt11132428 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Pierfrancesco Maestrini directs. Giuseppe Verdi scores. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 16 years ago.
2Part of the "Tutto Verdi (2018)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Giuseppe Verdi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Giovanni Battista Parodi and Sebastian Catana and Susanna Branchini carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt11132428 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Original score: Giuseppe Verdi
Runtime: 118 min · 1h 58m
Status: Released
Original language: IT
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Verdi: Attila (2010)

Part of

Tutto Verdi (2018)

In 2013, to mark the bicentenary of Giuseppe Verdi’s birth, the Teatro Regio di Parma and Unitel Classica joined forces to bring a truly unique project to fruition. The composer’s 26 operas, as well as the [i]Requiem Mass[/i], which is closely linked to these operas, are all included. Most of them will be performed and recorded in audio-video in Parma and the surrounding area. A unique box set of 27 Blu-rays. For the very first time, and to mark this anniversary, the complete works of Verdi’s operas in high definition and surround sound, released on Blu-ray by C Major Entertainment.