This 1982 biographical television miniseries, as seen on PBS's Great Performances, dramatizes the life of this classic Italian composer known for operas including La Traviata, Rigoletto, and Aida and his Requiem.

• Ronald Pickup
• Eva Christian
• Jan Niklas
• Adriana Innocenti
• Carla Fracci
• Daria Nicolodi
• Raimondo Penne
• Milena Vukotić