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Giovanni Ruffini(1807-1881)

  • Writer
  • Soundtrack
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Giovanni Ruffini was born on 20 September 1807 in Genoa, Gênes, French Empire [now Liguria, Italy]. He was a writer, known for Rocky Balboa (2006), Doctor Anthony (1914) and Il dottor Antonio (1937). He died on 3 November 1881 in Genoa, Liguria, Italy.
BornSeptember 20, 1807
DiedNovember 3, 1881(74)
BornSeptember 20, 1807
DiedNovember 3, 1881(74)
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Known for

Sylvester Stallone in Rocky Balboa (2006)
Rocky Balboa
7.1
  • Soundtrack("Una Furtiva Lagrima")
  • 2006
Doctor Anthony
  • Writer
  • 1914
Il dottor Antonio (1937)
Il dottor Antonio
  • Writer
  • 1937
Il conte Max (1957)
Il conte Max
7.1
  • Soundtrack("Com'e gentil")
  • 1957

Credits

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Writer

  • Don Pasquale (2019)
    Don Pasquale
    • libretto
    • 2019
  • The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
    The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
    8.9
    TV Series
    • libretto (uncredited)
    • 2010
  • Don Pasquale (2007)
    Don Pasquale
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 2007
  • Don Pasquale (2006)
    Don Pasquale
    TV Movie
    • libretto "Dramma buffo in tre atti"
    • 2006
  • Donizetti: Don Pasquale (2003)
    Donizetti: Don Pasquale
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 2003
  • Don Pasquale (1994)
    Don Pasquale
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • by: Dramma buffo in tre atti di
    • 1994
  • My Favourite Opera (1991)
    My Favourite Opera
    TV Series
    • libretto
    • 1991
  • Don Pasquale
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 1985
  • Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and Metropolitan Opera Ballet in The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
    The Metropolitan Opera Presents
    8.2
    TV Series
    • libretto
    • 2011
  • Donizetti: Don Pasquale (1977)
    Donizetti: Don Pasquale
    Video
    • libretto
    • 1977
  • Don Pasquale
    TV Movie
    • libretto (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • Don Pasquale (1955)
    Don Pasquale
    TV Movie
    • libretto (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Don Pasquale (1940)
    Don Pasquale
    • libretto (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Il dottor Antonio (1937)
    Il dottor Antonio
    • novel
    • 1937
  • Doctor Anthony
    • novel
    • 1914

Soundtrack

  • Pala sydämestä (2021)
    Pala sydämestä
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Soundtrack ("Don Pasquale: Overture")
    • 2021
  • Sylvester Stallone in Rocky Balboa (2006)
    Rocky Balboa
    7.1
    • Soundtrack ("Una Furtiva Lagrima")
    • 2006
  • Il conte Max (1957)
    Il conte Max
    7.1
    • Soundtrack ("Com'e gentil")
    • 1957

Personal details

  • Born
    • September 20, 1807
    • Genoa, Gênes, French Empire [now Liguria, Italy]
  • Died
    • November 3, 1881
    • Genoa, Liguria, Italy(undisclosed)

Did you know

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    Italian librettist, he lived in Paris, London and Edinburgh for most of his writing career.

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