[4] Yes, Giorgio also stars Kathryn Harrold,[5] Eddie Albert,[3] Paola Borboni,[3] James Hong,[3] Joseph Mascolo,[6] Leona Mitchell,[7] Kurt Herbert Adler,[8] Emerson Buckley,[9] and Alexander Courage.

[10] The film was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, written by Norman Steinberg, and produced by Peter Fetterman.

[2] Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film was a major box-office bomb, losing an estimated $45 million.

[11] World-famous Italian tenor opera singer Giorgio Fini is in Boston for a concert when he gets a phone call asking him to perform at The Met.

Pamela makes up a serious-sounding name for the condition and gives Giorgio a shot to cure it, which she reveals to Henry 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.

He gains the confidence through his love for her to agree to perform at the Met in the Giacomo Puccini opera Turandot.

"[14] Producer Peter Fetterman said originally he had wanted to remake The Great Caruso "But that wasn't very realistic.

[15] In April 1981, Sigourney Weaver was announced as Pavarotti's co-star;[16] then in May, MGM said Kate Jackson would play the role.

[19] Parotti performed 10 arias and songs and gave three encores during the concert that ended shortly before 6 p.m. and included a 15-minute intermission.

Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert selected the film as one of the worst of the year in a 1982 episode of At the Movies.

[23] Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote in her review: "Mr. Pavarotti marches happily through Yes, Giorgio with an air of utter confidence.

According to one source at MGM: "Okay, so you make a picture with Pavarotti and ten people and their aunts go see it, and it dies.