Cyrano de Bergerac

Opera: Work details

Composer: Franco Alfano
Librettist: Henri Cain
Work definition: Commedia eroica in four acts
After: After the play 'Cyrano de Bergerac' by Edmond Rostand
Language: French
Notes: The world premiere in Rome was given in an Italian translation by C Meano and F Brusa. The French language version received its premiere at the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 29 May 1936.
World premiere: 22 January 1936, Teatro Reale, Rome
ROH premiere: 8 May 2006, The Royal Opera
ROH company premiere: 8 May 2006, The Royal Opera, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Productions
Cyrano de Bergerac (2006) The Royal Opera (6 performances online)