Yes, Giorgio is a 1982

1982 in film

-Events:* March 26 = I Ought to Be in Pictures, starring Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret and Dinah Manoff is released. Manoff would not appear in another movie until 1987's Backfire.* June = PG-rated film E.T...

 musical/comedy film starring Luciano Pavarotti

Luciano Pavarotti

right|thumb|Luciano Pavarotti performing at the opening of the Constantine Palace in [[Strelna]], 31 May 2003. The concert was part of the celebrations for the 300th anniversary of [[St...

, his only venture in film acting. Michael J. Lewis provided the original music for the film with cinematography by Fred J. Koenekamp

Fred J. Koenekamp

Fred J. Koenekamp, A.S.C. is a U.S. cinematographer. He is the son of cinematographer Hans F. Koenekamp.He worked in television and feature films from the 1960s. He was nominated for an Oscar for Patton and "The Towering Inferno" , winning the Oscar for "The Towering Inferno" along with Joseph...

. The film is based on the novel by Anne Piper and is rated PG in the United States.

Plot

Luciano Pavarotti plays an Italian opera singer by the name of Giorgio Fini who loses his voice while in America

United States

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, and is treated by a female throat specialist, played by Kathryn Harrold

Kathryn Harrold

-Background:Harrold was born in Tazewell, Virginia. She attended Mills College in Oakland, California, majoring in Drama.-Television:She has appeared in a number of TV series, including The Rockford Files, MacGruder and Loud, The Bronx Zoo, I'll Fly Away, The Larry Sanders Show, and Mister...

, with whom he falls in love.

Main cast

• Luciano Pavarotti
  Luciano Pavarotti
  right|thumb|Luciano Pavarotti performing at the opening of the Constantine Palace in [[Strelna]], 31 May 2003. The concert was part of the celebrations for the 300th anniversary of [[St...
  
   ... Giorgio Fini
• Kathryn Harrold
  Kathryn Harrold
  -Background:Harrold was born in Tazewell, Virginia. She attended Mills College in Oakland, California, majoring in Drama.-Television:She has appeared in a number of TV series, including The Rockford Files, MacGruder and Loud, The Bronx Zoo, I'll Fly Away, The Larry Sanders Show, and Mister...
  
   ... Pamela Taylor
• Eddie Albert
  Eddie Albert
  Edward Albert Heimberger , known professionally as Eddie Albert, was an American actor and activist. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1954 for his performance in Roman Holiday, and in 1973 for The Heartbreak Kid.Other well-known screen roles of his include Bing...
  
   ... Henry Pollack
• Paola Borboni
  Paola Borboni
  Paola Borboni was an Italian film actress whose career spanned nine decades of cinema. She also made a substantial contribution to theatre....
  
   ... Sister Theresa
• James Hong
  James Hong
  James Hong is an American actor and former president of the Association of Asian/Pacific American Artists . A prolific acting veteran, Hong's career spans over 50 years and includes more than 350 roles in film, television, and video games.-Early life:Hong was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His...
  
   ... Kwan
• Beulah Quo ... Mei Ling
• Norman Steinberg ... Dr. Barmen
• Rod Colbin ... Ted Mullane
• Kathryn Fuller ... Faye Kennedy
• Joseph Mascolo
  Joseph Mascolo
  Joseph Mascolo is an American musician and dramatic actor. During his long career, he has acted in numerous motion pictures and television series. He is best known for playing Stefano DiMera, a role he originated in 1982 on NBC's long running Days of our Lives.-Early life:Mascolo was born and...
  
   ... Dominic Giordano
• Karen Kondazian ... Francesca Giordano
• Leona Mitchell
  Leona Mitchell
  Leona Mitchell , is an African-American and Chickasaw operatic soprano and an Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame inductee....
  
   ... Herself
• Kurt Adler
  Kurt Adler
  Kurt Adler was an Austrian classical music conductor, chorus master and pianist with a European musical education. He was best known as the chorus master and conductor of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City from 1943 to 1973...
  
   ... Himself
• Emerson Buckley ... Himself
• Alexander Courage
  Alexander Courage
  Alexander "Sandy" Mair Courage Jr. was an American orchestrator, arranger, and composer of music, primarily for television and film.-Biography:...
  
   ... Conductor, Turandot

Awards and nominations

The song "If We Were in Love" was written by John Williams

John Williams

John Towner Williams is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. In a career spanning almost six decades, he has composed some of the most recognizable film scores in the history of motion pictures, including the Star Wars saga, Jaws, Superman, the Indiana Jones films, E.T...

 for the movie, and was nominated by the Academy Awards

Academy Awards

An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...

 for Best Music, Original Song and nominated for Best Original Song in a Motion Picture by the Golden Globes. Pavarotti was nominated by the Golden Raspberry Awards

Golden Raspberry Awards

A Golden Raspberry Award, or Razzie for short, is an award presented in recognition of the worst in movies. Founded by American copywriter and publicist John J.B. Wilson in 1981, the annual Razzie Awards ceremony in Los Angeles precedes the corresponding Academy Awards ceremony by one day...

for Worst Actor and Worst New Star as well as a nominee for Worst Screenplay for Norman Steinberg.