Studio Uno (TV series)

Studio Uno
Country of originItaly
Original languageItalian
No. of seasons4
Original release
NetworkRai 1
Release1961 (1961) –
1966 (1966)
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Studio Uno ("Studio One") was an Italian Saturday night variety show, broadcast on Rai 1 (at the time Programma Nazionale) between 1961 and 1966. It is considered one of the most innovative shows on Italian television at the time.[1][2][3] This show marked the debut of Mina as television presenter, as well as the breakout of Kessler Twins and Don Lurio.[2]

Created and directed by Antonello Falqui, it was conceived by Falqui during a trip to the United States he made with the then RAI president Sergio Pugliese, and was inspired by Broadway theatre and by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers' musical films.[2] For this reason, together with Don Lurio and a young Gino Landi, longtime Fred Astaire collaborator Hermes Pan was chosen as choreographer.[2] The show has been described as 'characterized by a perfect equilibrium between comical sketches, songs, ballets and guests'.[1] During the show Kesslers and Don Lurio launched the song "Da-da-un-pa".[1] Bruno Canfora served as conductor in all the editions of the show.[1]

C'era una volta Studio Uno ("Once upon a time Studio Uno"), a television miniseries inspired by the show, was broadcast in 2017; it stars Alessandra Mastronardi, Giusy Buscemi, Diana Del Bufalo and Edoardo Pesce as Falqui.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d Grasso, Aldo; Scaglioni, Massimo. "Studio Uno". Enciclopedia della Televisione. Garzanti, 1996 – 2003. p. 308. ISBN 881150466X.
  2. ^ a b c d Cerchiari, Luca (25 August 2020). "Essere Pop: la voce melodica, l'ascesa discografica, il successo televisivo". Mina. Una voce universale (in Italian). Mondadori. ISBN 978-88-357-0096-8.
  3. ^ D'Antuono, Jacopo (2 July 2022). "Studio Uno di Antonello Falqui, cos'è/ Segreto del successo fu stile innovativo". Il Sussidiario (in Italian). Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  4. ^ Fumarola, Silvia (1 February 2017). "'C'era una volta Studio Uno', così la fiction celebra il mitico varietà di Falqui". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 20 May 2024.