Yes, Giorgio

Yes, Giorgio (1982)

A glorious uproarious love story.

A famous opera singer, Giorgio Fini, loses his voice during an American tour. He goes to a female throat specialist, Pamela Taylor, whom he falls in love with.

Date of release
1982-09-24
TMDB
3.9 / 10 (14)
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Music, Drama, Comedy, Romance
Director
Franklin J. Schaffner

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 3

Yes, Giorgio is a 1982 Italian-American musical–comedy film starring Luciano Pavarotti. The film is based on the 1961 novel by Anne Piper. Yes, Giorgio also stars Kathryn Harrold, Eddie Albert, Paola Borboni, James Hong, Joseph Mascolo, Leona Mitchell, Kurt Herbert Adler, Emerson Buckley and Alexander Courage. The film was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, written by Norman Steinberg and produced by Peter Fetterman. Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film was a major box-office bomb, losing an estimated $45 million.

Production

In June 1980, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer announced they had signed a deal with Luciano Pavarotti to star in the movie. "I have done a lot of television and think I have the experience to do a movie", said the singer. "I will put myself in the hands of those making this but hopefully my sense of humor will come through.

Producer Peter Fetterman said originally he had wanted to remake The Great Caruso "But that wasn't very realistic. No one in Hollywood was going to invest a lot of money in a period piece. I just knew that someone had to make a movie with Pavarotti. He's got so much charisma. A talent like his appears only once in every generation.

It was decided for Pavarotti to perform a free concert in Boston that would be used for the movie. The concert was held on June 26, 1981. The unit arrived in Boston on June 22 and shot there for ten days. A crowd of over 110,000 saw the free concert. Pavarotti performed 10 arias and songs and gave three encores during the concert that ended shortly before 6 p.m. and included a 15-minute intermission.

While filming scenes on the MGM backlot, Schaffner said Pavarotti "needs direction, because he is not a professional actor. He needs to be told when to pull back. But he responds very well." Pavarotti said, "I am enjoying the movie... Are there any surprises? No surprises. Except being awakened at 5 a.m. For a man who usually gets out of bed at 10 or 12, that is a surprise... Will I do another film? I'll tell you after I see this one."

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