
A romance between two temperamental singing stars. Highlights include a lengthy selection from Faust, with Gigli making a most impressive Mephistopheles. The plot takes a melodramatic turn towards the climax, with the lives of the characters mirrored in their on-stage behavior. Director Carmine Gallone was something of an expert in the field of filmed opera, as witness his Tosca, Rigoletto and Il Trovatore.

as Ettore Vanni

as Fiamma Vanni (his wife)

as Mario (his son)

as Giulio Stückelmeier

as Cesare Doret

as Ricarda Doret (his wife)

as Director

as Stage manager

as Doctor

as Nurse

as Lawyer


as Chauffeur