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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.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104388

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