The Genius and the Nightingale (1943)
A biopic of soprano Maria Malibran (1808–1836). A beautiful singer, Maria Malibran, is forced to turn to the stage after her husband takes to gambling, and goes to Paris where she falls in love with a famous violinist. When her money-seeking husband reappears, the couple go to London, where they find happiness. A composer falls in love with Maria but when his affections are unrequited, he becomes broken, takes to drinking and dies.
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Cast
- Maria Cebotari — Maria Malibran
- Rossano Brazzi — Carlo de Beriot
- Rina Morelli — Angelina
- Sylvia de Bettini — Enrichetta Sontag
- Tina Lattanzi
- Renato Cialente — Conte Ernrsto Malibran
- Loris Gizzi — Giovacchino Rossini
- Roberto Bruni — Vincenzo Bellini
- Aldo Silvani — Luigi Lablache
- Armando Migliari — Direttore del teatro lirico londinese
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