“THE BAD BOY OF OPERA” FOR ITALIAN VANITY FAIR BY BRUCE WEBER

DIRECTOR: BRUCE WEBER / PRODUCTION COMPANY: LITTLE BEAR INC. / COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA / DURATION: 3'24" / MUSIC: "LA DANZA", "TORNA A SURRIENTO EN A", "AMOR TI VIETA" PERFORMED BY VITTORIO GRIGOLO / CAST: VITTORIO GRIGOLO / DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: JOSEPH DIGIOVANNA / STYLIST: PAUL HANLON / MAKEUP: SALLY BRANKA

FILM SYNOPSIS:
Spend an afternoon at the Royal Opera House of London goofing around with renowned Italian tenor Vittorio Grigolo as he suits up before a performance.

DIRECTOR'S BIO:
Bruce Weber has earned acclaim for his filmmaking, including Broken Noses (1987), a documentary about boxer and Olympic hopeful Andy Minsker; Let’s Get Lost (1989), a documentary on jazz trumpeter Chet Baker, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary; and Chop Suey Club (2001), a feature on wrestler Peter Johnson that is equally about the filmmaker’s own career and inspirations. He has garnered the following other awards: Clio Award for Recognition in Apparel (1986); the International Documentary Association Award for both Broken Noses (1986) and Let’s Get Lost (1987); an ICP Infinitiy Award for Applied Photography (1993); the 1st Annual Alfred Eisenstadt Award for portrait photography from Life Magazine (1998); and the Getty Images Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Center of Photography (2005) and (2008) Art Director’s Club “Hall of Fame” honoree.

 

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