''Pergolesi'' is a 1932 Italian historical musical film directed by

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and starring

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and

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.Mitchell p.172 It portrays the brief life of the eighteenth century Italian composer Giovanni Battista Pergolesi. It was shot at the

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. A separate French-language version '' Les amours de Pergolèse'' was released the following year.

Cast

as Giovanni Battista Pergolesi *

as Maria di Tor Delfina *

as Erminia *

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as Nicola d'Arcangeli * Carlo Lombardi as Raniero di Tor Delfina * Mina D'Albore as La cantate *

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as La cameriera Nicoletta * Gemma Schirato as Didone *

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as Ilario de Nerestra *

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as Il maestro Lambrughi * Roberto Pasetti as Il notaio Verlupi *

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as Il critico teatrale * Cecyl Tryan as La modista *

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* Carlo Simoneschi * Franco Schirato *

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as Cantanto * Laura Pasini as Cantanta

References

Bibliography

* Mitchell, Charles P. ''The Great Composers Portrayed on Film, 1913 through 2002''. McFarland, 2004.

External links

* 1930s historical musical films Italian historical musical films 1930s biographical films Italian biographical films 1932 films 1930s Italian-language films Films directed by Guido Brignone Films set in the 1730s Films about classical music and musicians Films about composers Italian multilingual films Cines Studios films Italian black-and-white films 1932 multilingual films Cultural depictions of Italian men 1930s Italian films {{historic-musical-film-stub