13 Aug 2016
Puccini Festival, Torre del Lago - Turandot
Recorded on the 13th. of August 2016 in the city Torre del Lago doing the Festival Puccini at the Gran Teatro Puccini venue.
The Gay Desperado
THE GIANT MUSICAL HIT OF THE YEAR!
Opera singer Chivo is currently playing a singing cowboy, and Mexican bandito Braganza kidnaps him (along with Jane, an heiress) so he can learn to become more like the American movie gangsters he admires.
Top Billed Cast
Nino Martini Chivo
Ida Lupino Jane
Leo Carrillo Pablo Braganza
Harold Huber Juan Campo
James Blakeley Bill Shay
Stanley Fields Butch
Миша Ауэр Diego
Adrian Rosley Radio Station Manager
Paul Hurst American Detective
Al Ernest Garcia Police Captain
Frank Puglia López
Michael Visaroff Theatre Manager
Chris-Pin Martin Pancho
Harry Semels Manuel
George Du Count Salvador
Alfonso Pedroza Coloso
Len Brixton Nick
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