Opera (1987 film)

Opera
Theatrical release poster by Renato Casaro
Directed byDario Argento
Screenplay by
Story byDario Argento
Produced byDario Argento
Starring
CinematographyRonnie Taylor
Edited byFranco Fraticelli
Production
companies
Distributed byCDI Compagnia Distribuzione Internazionale
Release date
  • 19 December 1987 (1987-12-19)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryItaly
Budget$8 million
Box office4.737 billion lire (Italy)

Opera (also released as Terror at the Opera) is a 1987 Italian giallo film co-written and directed by Dario Argento and starring Cristina Marsillach, Urbano Barberini, Daria Nicolodi, and Ian Charleson. The film's plot focuses on a young soprano (Marsillach) who becomes involved in a series of murders being committed inside an opera house by a masked assailant. The film features music composed and performed by Brian Eno, Claudio Simonetti, and Bill Wyman.

Released in Italy in December 1987, Opera was a commercial success, grossing 4.737 billion lire. The film failed to receive theatrical release in most other countries, though it did receive minor regional theatrical engagements in the United States in 1990, after Orion Pictures dropped the film from a planned American distribution.