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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 opera 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 March 8, 1875 (Naples), Died October 27, 1954 (Sanremo)

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 April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104388.

Alfano, Franco. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104388.

"Alfano, Franco." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

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

External Sources

Wikipedia: Franco Alfano

Discogs: Franco Alfano

Allmusic: Franco Alfano

Grove: Franco Alfano

IMSLP: Franco Alfano

RILM: Franco Alfano

RISM: Franco Alfano

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Alfano, Franco, 1875-1954 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83187576

Wikidata: Franco Alfano - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q312638

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/85150886

MusicBrainz: Franco Alfano - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e7e21773-0592-4bed-a130-0d5b5e5a3e99

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/118931

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