RAI has unveiled today the lead cast for their expensive new costume series
BEL CANTO which will probably stream on Netflix as well. It is set in 1798, as 14-year-old Carolina, her 17-year-old sister Antonia (
Caterina Ferioli and
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Andrea Bosca, Vittoria Puccini and Giacomo Giorgio
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Adriana Savarese) and their mother Maria (
Vittoria Puccini) seek refuge in the city of Milan after stabbing their violent father to death.
The elder sister dreams of becoming a renowned singer, much as her mother once hoped for when she was the girl’s age. However, a well-respected singing teacher
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Carmine Recano, Serena de Ferrari and Nicolo Pasetti
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discovers that Maria’s youngest is the true talent in the family, and feelings of jealousy and competition arise.
Giacomo Giorgio (as a young, inexperienced writer and revolutionary Enrico.) and
Serena de Ferrari, Vincenzo Ferrera, Andrea Bosca, Nicolo Pasetti, Carmine Recano (as Maria’s lover) and
Antonio Gerardi will also star.
