---
title: 'Opera (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Dario Argento'
released: '1987-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 103
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/opera-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093677/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Opera (1987)

1987 · 103 min · Drama, Horror, Crime, Mystery, Thriller · Italy, United States


## Synopsis

Opera is a 1987 Italian giallo film co-written, produced, and directed by Dario Argento. It stars Cristina Marsillach, Urbano Barberini, Daria Nicolodi, and Ian Charleson. The film's plot focuses on a young soprano (Marsillach) who becomes involved in a series of murders being committed inside an opera house by a masked assailant. The film features music composed and performed by Brian Eno, Claudio Simonetti, and Bill Wyman, and extensive excerpts from Giuseppe Verdi's Macbeth.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Dario Argento](https://cinepixo.com/people/dario-argento)
- **Screenplay:** [Dario Argento](https://cinepixo.com/people/dario-argento), [Franco Ferrini](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-ferrini)
- **Producer:** [Dario Argento](https://cinepixo.com/people/dario-argento)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Brian Eno](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-eno)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ronnie Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronnie-taylor)

## Cast

- [Urbano Barberini](https://cinepixo.com/people/urbano-barberini)
- [William McNamara](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-mcnamara)
- [Sebastiano Somma](https://cinepixo.com/people/sebastiano-somma)
- [Barbara Cupisti](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-cupisti)
- [Dario Argento](https://cinepixo.com/people/dario-argento)
- [Cristina Marsillach](https://cinepixo.com/people/cristina-marsillach)
- [Carola Stagnaro](https://cinepixo.com/people/carola-stagnaro)
- [Antonino Iuorio](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonino-iuorio)
- [Daria Nicolodi](https://cinepixo.com/people/daria-nicolodi)
- [Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni](https://cinepixo.com/people/coralina-cataldi-tassoni)
- [Michele Soavi](https://cinepixo.com/people/michele-soavi)
- [Ian Charleson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-charleson)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/opera-1987
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