Mario Lanfranchi
Encyclopedia
Mario Lanfranchi is an Italian film director
and producer
, of both television
and film
. He was married to Italian-American soprano Anna Moffo
.
Born in Parma
, he studied at the Accademia dei Filodrammatici in Milan
. He was hired by Italian Television (RAI
) and directed a number of successful opera productions made for TV, the first being Madama Butterfly
, featuring the then virtually unknown and inexperienced Anna Moffo. The TV broadcast aired on January 24, 1956, and made Moffo an overnight sensation in Italy. They married on December 8, 1957; the couple divorced on May 9, 1974.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, of both television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
. He was married to Italian-American soprano Anna Moffo
Anna Moffo
Anna Moffo was an Italian-American opera singer and one of the leading lyric-coloratura sopranos of her generation...
.
Born in Parma
Parma
Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it. This is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world....
, he studied at the Accademia dei Filodrammatici in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
. He was hired by Italian Television (RAI
RAI
RAI — Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the Italian state owned public service broadcaster controlled by the Ministry of Economic Development. Rai is the biggest television company in Italy...
) and directed a number of successful opera productions made for TV, the first being Madama Butterfly
Madama Butterfly
Madama Butterfly is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. Puccini based his opera in part on the short story "Madame Butterfly" by John Luther Long, which was dramatized by David Belasco...
, featuring the then virtually unknown and inexperienced Anna Moffo. The TV broadcast aired on January 24, 1956, and made Moffo an overnight sensation in Italy. They married on December 8, 1957; the couple divorced on May 9, 1974.
Opera TV Productions and films
- 1956 - Madama Butterfly - Anna Moffo, Renato CioniRenato CioniRenato Cioni is an Italian operatictenor, particularly associated with the Italian repertory.Born on the Isle of Elba, the son of a fisherman, Cioni received his main musical education at the Cherubini Conservatory in Florence...
, Miti Truccato Pace, Afro PoliAfro PoliAfro Poli was an Italian operatic baritone, particularly associated with the Italian repertory.-Life and career:... - 1956 - La fanciulla del West - Gigliola FrazzoniGigliola FrazzoniGigliola Frazzoni , is an Italian operatic soprano.She was born in Bologna, where she studied with Marchesi and Secchiaroli, and made her debut at the Teatro Comunale Bologna, as Mimi in La bohème....
, Ken NeateKenneth NeateKenneth Neate was a renowned Australian operatic and concert tenor, opera producer and singing teacher. He was a regular artist in Wagnerian opera at Bayreuth, and he was noted as a dramatic tenor in German, French, and Italian repertoire in opera houses in England, France, Italy, Austria,...
, Mario PetriMario PetriMario Petri was an Italian operatic bass particularly associated with Mozart and Rossini roles.... - 1956 - La sonnambula - Anna Moffo, Danilo Vega, Plinio Clabassi
- 1958 - Turandot - Lucille Udovich, Franco CorelliFranco CorelliFranco Corelli was a famous Italian tenor who had a major international opera career between 1951 and 1976. Associated in particular with the spinto and dramatic tenor roles of the Italian repertory, he was celebrated universally for his powerhouse voice, electrifying top notes, clear timbre, a...
, Renata Mattioli, Plinio Clabassi - 1959 - Lucia di Lammermoor - Anna Moffo, Nicola FilacuridiNicola FilacuridiNicola Filacuridi was an Egyptian-born operatic tenor of Greek origin, who had an illustrious career in Italy in the 1950s....
, Dino Dondi, Ferruccio Mazzoli - 1960 - Tosca - Magda OliveroMagda OliveroMagda Olivero is a soprano of the verismo-school of singing. She was born in Saluzzo, Italy. Olivero made her operatic debut in 1932 on Turin radio in Cattozzo’s oratorio I misteri dolorosi. She performed widely and increasingly successfully until 1941, when she married and retired from performing...
, Alvinio Misciano, Giulio FioravantiGiulio FioravantiGiulio Fioravanti was an Italian operatic baritone, particularly associated with the Italian repertory.... - 1962 - La serva padrona - Anna Moffo, Paolo MontarsoloPaolo MontarsoloPaolo Montarsolo was an Italian operatic bass particularly associated with buffo roles.-Biography:Montarsolo was born in Portici...
- 1968 - La traviata - Anna Moffo, Franco BonisolliFranco BonisolliFranco Bonisolli was an Italian operatic tenor, particularly associated with the Italian repertory, notably as Manrico and Calaf.-Life and career:...
, Gino BechiGino BechiGino Bechi was an Italian operatic baritone, particularly associated with the Italian repertory, especially in Verdi roles.-Life and career:...
(film) - 1971 - Lucia di Lammermoor - Anna Moffo, Lajos KozmaLajos KozmaLajos Kozma is an Hungarian operatic tenor, particularly associated with lyric Italian roles, baroque operas and oratorios.Born on September 2, 1938, in Lepsény, Hungary, he studied at the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest, and made his debut at the Budapest Opera in 1962, where he won considerable...
, Giulio Fioravanti, Paolo Washington (film)
Sources
This article was translated from Mario Lanfranchi on the Italian Wikipedia where the sources listed were:- Mario Lanfranchi on the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...