Word: gino
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...will probably enjoy La Traviata if you can ignore the unsynchronized sound track and the incongruity of narration in English and singing in Italian. Gino Mattera, as Alfredo, is a fine actor with a big, impressive voice. Nelly Coradda, in the juicy role of Violetta, is devastatingly feminine. The settings are all effective, particularly the sparkling fountain where Violetta and Alfredo first acknowledge their love. Except for a few excessively sentimental scenes, the movie is a forthright attempt to reproduce the great moments of a great opera...
...Said Gino Giacomini, the republic's Foreign Secretary (and a Socialist): "They offend the dignity and the autonomy of our republic. Dear friend, it is a very bitter pill." The republic had to swallow it. At week's end, San Marino restored its law against gambling, shut up its casino. Demo-Christian Leader Teodoro Lonfernini found a little to cheer him: "We may not have much money, but at least we have had a good housecleaning...
Last year emotion ran so high that French crowds yelled "Macaroni!" and "Dirty Fascists!" at the Italian team, and one superheated patriot knocked veteran Gino Bartali off his bike. The outraged Italian team withdrew, and the French Foreign Ministry sent formal regrets to the Italian ambassador. Tempers have since simmered down, but this year's route bypasses Italy, just in case of reprisals...
Last month, when no cyclists from six countries (France, Italy, The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland) gathered at the Paris start, 36-year-old Italian Veteran Gino Bartali was the obvious favorite. The Italian team captain, he had won in 1948, placed second a year ago. Italian strategy called for his younger teammates to carry the burden of the sprints, while Bartali saved, his sinewy legs for the rugged climbing over the Pyrenees and Alps...
...part of the gypsy minstrel, Manrico, Gino Sinimberghi has a warm and clear tenor. Azucena, Manrico's mother, is sung with intensity and dramatic power by Gianna Pederzini. Supporting singers Enzo Mascherni and Vittorina Colonnello also have fine, well-controlled voices. The orchestra and chorus of the Rome Opera House completes the first-rate group of artists which makes "II Trovatore" at least a musical success...