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ROSETTA: PRIMA DONNA ASSOLUTA

by Kenneth D. Barker

synopsis

Milan, Italy. 1960. Rosetta Susannah Di Curci the feted colouratura soprano is on the brink of superstardom when doctors diagnose a cancerous polyp on her vocal chords. Rosetta chooses to have surgery but knows she will never perform again. Forty years later, Rosetta lives as a recluse in a city in the north of England. The spectre of her career failure continues to haunt her.

original title: Rosetta: prima donna assoluta
country: United Kingdom
year: 2002
genre: fiction
directed by: Kenneth D. Barker
film run: 96'
screenplay: Kenneth D. Barker
cast: Louise Graham, Helen Grady, Daniel Martell Gardiner
cinematography by: Sally Kumar
film editing: Alan Bucknall
producer: Kenneth D. Barker
production: Water On The Rock

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