Gino Landi

Italian choreographer (1933–2023)
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Gino Landi
Born
Luigi Gregori

(1933-08-02)2 August 1933
Milan, Italy
Died17 January 2023(2023-01-17) (aged 89)
Rome, Italy
NationalityItalian
Websitehttp://www.ginolandi.it/

Luigi Gregori (2 August 1933 – 17 January 2023), popularly known as Gino Landi, was an Italian choreographer, and stage and television director.[1][2][3]

Biography

Gino Landi was born on 2 August 1933 in Milan on the stage of the Teatro Dal Verme to two variety artists who were working there.[1][4][5] He began his career as a dancer but later changed to choreography. He was brought into the limelight by Erminio Macario while he was performing Bulli e pupe with Fanfulla.[6][7][8]

Career

Landi notably collaborated with composer Nino Rota, filmmaker Federico Fellini, and screenwriter Ennio Flaiano .[9][10] He was the director of some of the editions of the Sanremo Festival, the Festivalbar, and musical comedies such as Rugantino and Roman Holiday, in conjunction with Garinei and Giovannini.[11] He also directed some operas such as "Les contes d'Hoffmann" by Offenbach, "La Rondine" by Puccini, and "Il mondo della Luna" by Paisiello.[10][7] Pippo Baudo, an Italian TV presenter, remarked:

I worked a lot with him, we did theater and a lot of television. All my Fantasticos were directed and choreographed by Gino Landi.[7]

Death

Landi died in his residence at Rome on 17 January 2023, at age 89.[12][8][9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Gino Landi". ACPW. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  2. ^ ItalianPostNews (17 January 2023). "Gino Landi died, the director and choreographer was 89 years old". Italian Post. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  3. ^ "E' morto Gino Landi, coreografo e regista - Ultima Ora". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Gino Landi" (in Italian). Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  5. ^ Redazione (17 January 2023). "Gino Landi: causa morte, malattia, età, moglie, figli e biografia del regista e coreografo". TAG24 (in Italian). Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  6. ^ TG24, Sky. "Morto il coreografo e regista Gino Landi: aveva 89 anni | Sky TG24". tg24.sky.it. Retrieved 17 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ a b c "Morto Gino Landi, il grande coreografo e regista aveva 89 anni". la Repubblica (in Italian). 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  8. ^ a b "È morto Gino Landi". amp.milanotoday.it. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  9. ^ a b Giorno, Il (17 January 2023). "Gino Landi, morto a 89 anni il regista e coreografo milanese". Il Giorno (in Italian). Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Muere el coreógrafo Gino Landi, colaborador de Federico Fellini y Nino Rota". SWI swissinfo.ch (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Addio a Gino Landi, storico regista dei 'sabato sera'". Agi (in Italian). Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  12. ^ "È morto Gino Landi, coreografo e regista tv, aveva 89 anni". amp.today.it. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
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