---
title: 'Mad About Opera (1948)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mario Costa'
released: '1948-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/mad-about-opera-1948'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040362/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Mad About Opera (1948)

1948 · 94 min · Comedy · France, Italy

Original title: Follie per l'opera

## Synopsis

Mad About Opera is a 1948 Italian musical comedy film directed by Mario Costa and starring Gino Bechi, Gina Lollobrigida, and Carlo Campanini. It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone. Footage from the film was late re-incorporated in the 1950 British film Soho Conspiracy.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mario Costa](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-costa)
- **Screenplay:** [Mario Costa](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-costa), [Steno](https://cinepixo.com/people/steno)
- **Producer:** [Maleno Malenotti](https://cinepixo.com/people/maleno-malenotti)
- **Director of Photography:** [Mario Bava](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-bava)
- **Editor:** [Otello Colangeli](https://cinepixo.com/people/otello-colangeli)

## Cast

- [Gino Bechi](https://cinepixo.com/people/gino-bechi)
- [Franca Marzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/franca-marzi)
- [Constance Dowling](https://cinepixo.com/people/constance-dowling)
- [Arturo Bragaglia](https://cinepixo.com/people/arturo-bragaglia)
- [Franco Mannino](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-mannino)
- [Beniamino Gigli](https://cinepixo.com/people/beniamino-gigli)
- [Lamberto Picasso](https://cinepixo.com/people/lamberto-picasso)
- [Maria Caniglia](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-caniglia)
- [Felice Romano](https://cinepixo.com/people/felice-romano)
- [Guglielmo Barnabò](https://cinepixo.com/people/guglielmo-barnabo)
- [Luigi Almirante](https://cinepixo.com/people/luigi-almirante)
- [Michele Riccardini](https://cinepixo.com/people/michele-riccardini)
- [Carlo Campanini](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-campanini)
- [Tito Schipa](https://cinepixo.com/people/tito-schipa)
- [Nico Pepe](https://cinepixo.com/people/nico-pepe)

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