Cirano di Bergerac
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Cirano di Bergerac is a four act opera composed by Franco Alfano, first performed in Rome on 22 January 1936. The premiere was conducted by Tullio Serafin, with Maria Caniglia and José Luccioni. Although Alfano originally set the text in French, the premiere was sung in Italian, as were many early Italian productions. But in recent years, most productions have returned to the original French text.
Based on Edmond Rostand's drama Cyrano de Bergerac, the text was by Henri Cain.
The US premiere was on 13 May 2005 when the opera was presented at the Metropolitan Opera with Plácido Domingo in the title role. There is a DVD recording with Roberto Alagna at the Montpellier Festival in 2000.
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