the divine spark (1935)
Original title: casta diva
Production: Italy|95 min| black and white|
Dramatic, Musical, Romantic
biography of the youth of vincenzo bellini, of his years at the conservatory of naples and of his tormented love for maddalena fumaroli, of the romance dedicated to her, of his first successes, of his relationship with the soprano giuditta pasta and the failure of his work more famous: the 'norma'. but, when the work is presented, years later, thanks to the intervention of maddalena who brings bellini the song dedicated to her and included in the 'norma', the miracle of great success takes place. but magdalene, physically undermined and suffering, dies shortly after.
Festivals and awards
Direction

Production and Screenplay



P.p.ottavi: produttore
Marcello Caracciolo di laurino: produttore
Characters and Interpreters
Vincenzo Bellini
Maddalena Fumaroli

Giuditta Pasta
giudice Fumaroli

Nicolò Paganini

Ernesto Tosi

Saverio Mercadante

Francesco Florino

rettore del conservatorio

Felice Romani

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maestro Zingarelli

ospite al pranzo dei Fumaroli

Gioacchino Rossini

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Albino Principe(età:30)
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Carlo Simoneschi(età:57)
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Technical staff






Nicolò Paganini: musiche



Enrico Verdozzi: scenografo
Umberto Torri: costruzioni
Nino Ottavi: direttore di produzione
Aulo Delcolombo: fonico
Werner Schlichting: scenografo
Gerda Irro: costumista
Wilhelm Szekely: direttore di produzione
C.e.burgess: fonico
