Yes, Giorgio

Year: 1982

Runtime: 110 mins

Language: English

Director: Franklin J. Schaffner

MusicRomanceComedyDrama

In the midst of a chaotic American tour, acclaimed opera star Giorgio Fini suddenly loses his voice. Desperate, he seeks help from throat specialist Pamela Taylor, whose expertise and charm not only restore his singing but also spark an unexpected romance, turning his career crisis into a heartfelt, comedic love story.

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Giorgio Fini is a world-famous Italian tenor opera singer in Boston for a concert when he gets a phone call asking him to perform at The Met. The call brings up bad memories from his disastrous appearance there seven years earlier. It scares him to the point where he cannot sing at rehearsal. Everyone panics thinking he is losing his voice.

His business manager, [Henry Pollack], calls throat specialist [Pamela Taylor]. Giorgio at first refuses her, believing her not to be a doctor but “a nurse” because she is a woman. After being scared into seeing her by his manager, she immediately detects that the problem is only psychological, not physical. Pamela makes up a serious-sounding name for the condition and gives Giorgio a shot to cure it, which she reveals to him is harmless vitamin B12. After reacting to the prick of the needle, Giorgio instantly gets his voice back and proceeds to sing the following day at the Hatch Shell in Boston.

Giorgio is immediately physically attracted to Pamela, and even though he is married with two children, she agrees to go out on a dinner date. The date does not go well, but Giorgio is persistent, visiting the hospital where Pamela works. His quick thinking helps calm a scared child getting ready for surgery to remove his tonsils, promising ice cream which he delivers after the surgery. Impressed by his handling of the children, she agrees to another date. She eventually becomes his traveling companion.

After spending a romantic week in San Francisco and the wine country visiting friends of Giorgio, the two eventually fall in love, even though at the start of their relationship he told her this was just > “a fling” and made her promise not to fall in love with him.

“a fling”

He gains the confidence through his love for her to agree to perform at the Met in the Giacomo Puccini opera Turandot. However, because Giorgio refuses to leave his wife, Pamela throws him a kiss and leaves the Met while Giorgio is singing “Nessun Dorma” to her.

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