Gino Landi

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]

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/

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. "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.
  7. "Morto Gino Landi, il grande coreografo e regista aveva 89 anni". la Repubblica (in Italian). 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  8. "È morto Gino Landi". amp.milanotoday.it. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  9. 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. "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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