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Antonio Somma(1809-1864)

  • Writer
  • Soundtrack
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Antonio Somma was born on 28 August 1809 in Udine, Kingdom of Italy [now Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy]. He was a writer, known for Masked Ball (1917), The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006) and How Much Do You Love Me? (2005). He died on 8 August 1864 in Venice, Veneto, Italy.
BornAugust 28, 1809
DiedAugust 8, 1864(54)
BornAugust 28, 1809
DiedAugust 8, 1864(54)
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Known for

Bela Lugosi in Masked Ball (1917)
Masked Ball
8.6
  • Writer
  • 1917
The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
8.9
TV Series
  • Writer
Gérard Depardieu, Monica Bellucci, and Bernard Campan in How Much Do You Love Me? (2005)
How Much Do You Love Me?
5.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 2005
Ask Me If I'm Happy (2000)
Ask Me If I'm Happy
7.2
  • Soundtrack("'Ogni cura si doni al diletto' from 'Un ballo in maschera'")
  • 2000

Credits

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Writer

  • Un ballo in maschera (2017)
    Un ballo in maschera
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 2017
  • Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera (2017)
    Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera
    Video
    • libretto
    • 2017
  • The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
    The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
    8.9
    TV Series
    • libretto by
    • 2012
  • Un Ballo in Maschera (2011)
    Un Ballo in Maschera
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • libretto by
    • 2011
  • Un ballo in maschera (2005)
    Un ballo in maschera
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 2005
  • Un ballo in maschera (2001)
    Un ballo in maschera
    9.2
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 2001
  • Un ballo in maschera (1991)
    Un ballo in maschera
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 1991
  • Un ballo in maschera (1990)
    Un ballo in maschera
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 1990
  • Un ballo in maschera
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 1986
  • Le bal masqué
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 1981
  • 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
    • 2013
  • Un ballo in maschera
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 1978
  • Un ballo in maschera (1975)
    Un ballo in maschera
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 1975
  • Prestige de la musique (1963)
    Prestige de la musique
    TV Series
    • libretto: "Un ballo in maschera"
    • 1966–1969
  • Bela Lugosi in Masked Ball (1917)
    Masked Ball
    8.6
    • Writer
    • 1917

Soundtrack

  • Gérard Depardieu, Monica Bellucci, and Bernard Campan in How Much Do You Love Me? (2005)
    How Much Do You Love Me?
    5.6
    • writer: "Un Ballo in Maschera: Zitti! L'Incanto Non Dessi Turbare (excerpts)"
    • 2005
  • Ask Me If I'm Happy (2000)
    Ask Me If I'm Happy
    7.2
    • Soundtrack ("'Ogni cura si doni al diletto' from 'Un ballo in maschera'")
    • 2000
  • Freddie Mercury, the Untold Story (2000)
    Freddie Mercury, the Untold Story
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • writer: "Che v' agita cosi?"
    • 2000
  • The Voice of Firestone (1949)
    The Voice of Firestone
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Soundtrack ("Eri Tu - Un ballo in maschera")
    • 1951

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 28, 1809
    • Udine, Kingdom of Italy [now Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy]
  • Died
    • August 8, 1864
    • Venice, Veneto, Italy

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