Anna Maria Alberghetti
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The daughter of Italian musicians, soprano Anna Maria Alberghetti was singing on the European concert circuit at the age of 12. Two years later, she made an impressive debut at Carnegie Hall. Hoping to promote Anna as "the new Deanna Durbin," Paramount pictures signed her to a film contract. While her official movie debut was in the independently produced filmed opera The Medium (1950), Anna was given a big-guns "introducing" buildup for her first Paramount effort, Frank Capra's Here Comes the Groom (1951). She followed this with a leading role in the celebrity-studded The Stars are Singing (1952), a genial musical based loosely on Anna's real-life rise to prominence. Few of her subsequent Paramount films were truly worthy of her talents; she left Hollywood, never to return, after surviving Jerry Lewis in Cinderfella (1960). Anna Maria Alberghetti then launched her Broadway career in the hit musical Carnival (1961), adapted from the 1953 Leslie Caron movie vehicle Lili (1953). ~ Hal Erickson, RoviFilmography:
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Anna Maria Alberghetti
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Anna Maria Alberghetti is a singer/actress from Pesaro, Italy. She was touring Europe as a singer at age 12 and made her Carnegie Hall debut at 14. Her film career began with The Medium in 1950, and she made seven films through 1960. In 1961, she won a Tony Award for her performance in the Broadway musical Carnival, after which she retired. ~ William Ruhlmann, RoviWikipedia on Answers.com:
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Anna Maria Alberghetti
| Anna Maria Alberghetti | |
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 Anna Maria Alberghetti |
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| Born | 15 May 1936 Pesaro, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1942–present |
| Spouse | Claudio Guzmán (m. 1964–1974) |
Anna Maria Alberghetti (born 15 May 1936) is an Italian-born operatic singer and actress.
Born in Pesaro, Marche, she starred on Broadway and won a Tony Award in 1962 as Best Actress (Musical) for Carnival![1] (she tied with Diahann Carroll for the musical No Strings).
Alberghetti was a child prodigy. Her father was an opera singer and concert master of the Rome Opera Company. Her mother was a pianist. At age 6, Anna Maria sang in a concert on the Isle of Rhodes with a 100-piece orchestra. She performed at Carnegie Hall in New York at the age of 13.[1]
She also entered into film as a teenager. Her cinema appearances include The Medium (1951), Here Comes the Groom (1951), The Stars Are Singing (1953), The Last Command (1955), with Dean Martin in Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957), Duel at Apache Wells (1957), and as Princess Charming opposite Jerry Lewis in Cinderfella (1960).
Alberghetti appeared twice on the cover of Life magazine. She sang on the CBS variety program The Ed Sullivan Show more than 50 times. She guest starred in 1957 on NBC's The Gisele MacKenzie Show. That same year, she performed in the premiere episode of The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom on ABC. She has toured in many theatrical productions and continues with her popular one-woman cabaret act.
She had roles in a pair of 2001 films, The Whole Shebang and Friends and Family.
Her sister Carla also became a musical artist who appeared in many stage productions. She eventually became Anna Maria's replacement in her Tony-winning role on Broadway.
Alberghetti appeared in television commercials for Good Seasons salad dressing during the 1970s.
She was married to television producer-director Claudio Guzman from 1964 to 1974.
She was referenced in Ira Levin's book Rosemary's Baby and T. C. Boyle's short story "Sorry Fugu".
References
- ^ a b Stallings, Dianne (27 November 1977). "Anna Maria Alberghetti finds applause in new territory makes up for hardships". St. Petersburg Times. pp. 1, 3 (Citrus-Hernando Times section). http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OxgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3589,4255844. Retrieved 2009-10-22.[dead link]
External links
- Anna Maria Alberghetti at the Internet Broadway Database
- Anna Maria Alberghetti at the Internet Movie Database
- Anna Maria Alberghetti at MSN Movies
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Carnival [Original Cast Recording]
(1961 Album by Original Cast Recording)
Aladdin
(1958 Fantasy Film)
Carnival [Original Cast Recording]
(Classical Album)
Duel at Apache Wells
(1957 Western Film)
The Stars are Singing
(1953 Musical Film)
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