Film

The Genius and the Nightingale

7.019431h 25mDrama

Director: Guido Brignone
Year: 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.

Top 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

Directed by

Guido Brignone

Written by

Thea von Harbou, Tomaso Smith, Franco Riganti