Franco Alfano
Franco Alfano (8 March 1875 – 27 October 1954) was an Italian composer and pianist, best known today for his operas Cyrano de Bergerac (1936) and Risurrezione (1904), and for having completed Puccini's opera Turandot in 1926. He had considerable success with several of his own works during his lifetime. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Naples (city and commune in Campania, Italy) , Died October 27, 1954 (Sanremo (Italian city and comune) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1931
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | CVE-36735 | 12-in. | 10/26/1926 | Dieu de grace | Mary Garden | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | CVE-64865 | 12-in. | 2/6/1931 | Himno a Simón Bolivar | Coro Mixto [unidentified members; Victor Records] ; Eduardo Vigil y Robles | Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WL1447 | 10-in. | 2/7/1929 | Oh! non, non! gardez-vous de croire | Élie Cohen ; Georges Villier | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Alfano, Franco," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104388.
Alfano, Franco. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104388.
"Alfano, Franco." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
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External Sources
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RISM: Franco Alfano
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Alfano, Franco, 1875-1954 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83187576
Wikidata: Franco Alfano - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q312638
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/85150886
MusicBrainz: Franco Alfano - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e7e21773-0592-4bed-a130-0d5b5e5a3e99
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/118931 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/118931
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