Aida
Original film poster
Directed by	Clemente Fracassi
Produced by	Gregor Rabinovitch Federico Teti
Written by	Clemente Fracassi Antonio Ghislanzoni (libretto)
Starring	actor = (a) singer = (s) Sophia Loren (a) Renata Tebaldi (s) Lois Maxwell (a) Ebe Stignani (s) Luciano Della Marra (a) Giuseppe Campora (s) Afro Poli (a) Gino Bechi (s)
Music by	Giuseppe Verdi
Cinematography	Piero Portalupi
Editing by	Mario Bonotti
Distributed by	CEI Incom I.F.E. Releasing Corporation
Release date(s)	23 October 1953 8 October 1954
Running time	95 min
Country	Italy
Language	Italian
IMDb profile

Aida is a 1953 Italian film version of the opera Aida by Giuseppe Verdi. It was directed by Clemente Fracassi and produced by Gregor Rabinovitch and Federico Teti. The screenplay was adapted by Fracassi, Carlo Castelli, Anna Gobbi and Giorgio Salviucci from the libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni. The cinematography was by Piero Portalupi, the production design by Flavio Mogherini and the costume design by Maria De Matteis. The Italian State Radio Orchestra was conducted by Giuseppe Morelli, the ballet was choreographed by Margherita Wallmann. Antonio Ghislanzoni (25 November 1824 – July 16, 1893) was an Italian journalist, poet, and novelist who wrote many librettos for Verdi, among other composers, of which the best known are La forza del destino and Aida. ... Sophia Loren (born September 20, 1934) is a motion picture and stage, Academy Award-winning actress, widely considered to be the most popular Italian performer. ... Renata Tebaldi The Italian opera singer Renata Tebaldi (February 1, 1922 – December 19, 2004) was one of the most famous sopranos of the post-war period. ... Lois Maxwell (born February 14, 1927) is a Canadian actress, best known for her role as Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond franchise. ... Ebe Stignani (July 10, 1904 - October 5, 1974) was an Italian opera singer, who was pre-eminent in the dramatic mezzo-soprano roles of the Italian repertoire during a stage career of more than thirty years. ... Giuseppe Campora (born Tortona 30 September 1923, died there 5 December 2004), operatic tenor. ... Giuseppe Verdi, by Giovanni Boldini, 1886 (National Gallery of Modern Art, Rome). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... October 8 is the 281st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (282nd in leap years). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1952 in film 1953 1954 in film 1950s in film years in film film Events September 16 - The Robe debuts as the first anamorphic, widescreen CinemaScope film. ... // Introduction This article is about the marketing term, AIDA. For other uses of the term, see Aida (disambiguation). ... Giuseppe Verdi, by Giovanni Boldini, 1886 (National Gallery of Modern Art, Rome). ... A screenplay or script is a blueprint for producing a motion picture. ... A libretto is the complete body of words used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, sacred or secular oratorio and cantata, musical, and ballet. ... Antonio Ghislanzoni (25 November 1824 – July 16, 1893) was an Italian journalist, poet, and novelist who wrote many librettos for Verdi, among other composers, of which the best known are La forza del destino and Aida. ... Margarete Wallmann or Wallman, (also known as Margarethe Wallmann, Margherita Wallman or Margarita Wallmann), (22 June 1904-2 May 1992) was an Austrian ballerina, choreographer, stage designer and director. ...

The film stars Sophia Loren (Aida), Lois Maxwell (Amneris), Luciano Della Marra (Radamès), Afro Poli (Amonasro) and Antonio Cassinelli (Ramfis). The singing voices were provided by Renata Tebaldi (Aida), Ebe Stignani (Amneris), Giuseppe Campora (Radamès), Gino Bechi (Amonasro) and Giulio Neri (Ramfis). Yvette Chauviré and Léonide Massine are the dancers in the ballet with the Rome Opera Ballet. Sophia Loren (born September 20, 1934) is a motion picture and stage, Academy Award-winning actress, widely considered to be the most popular Italian performer. ... Lois Maxwell (born February 14, 1927) is a Canadian actress, best known for her role as Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond franchise. ... Renata Tebaldi The Italian opera singer Renata Tebaldi (February 1, 1922 – December 19, 2004) was one of the most famous sopranos of the post-war period. ... Ebe Stignani (July 10, 1904 - October 5, 1974) was an Italian opera singer, who was pre-eminent in the dramatic mezzo-soprano roles of the Italian repertoire during a stage career of more than thirty years. ... Giuseppe Campora (born Tortona 30 September 1923, died there 5 December 2004), operatic tenor. ... Yvette Chauviré the great French assoluta was born in 1917 in Paris. ... Leonid Fyodorovich Myasin (August 9, 1896–March 15, 1979) was a Russian choreographer and ballet dancer. ...

Production notes

Renata Tebaldi was originally cast to play Aida, but decided not to. Gina Lollobrigida was also considered for the role, before Sophia Loren was cast. Gina Lollobrigida. ...