Cyrano de Bergerac
Other operas based on the life of French soldier, satirist, and dramatist Cyrano de Bergerac, who wrote stories of imaginary journeys to the Moon and Sun:
Cyrano de Bergerac - Eino Tamberg
Neglected masterpieces
Other rarely-performed operas that deserve to be re-evaluated.
L'amore dei tre re (The Love of Three Kings) - Italo Montemezzi
Oedipe (Oedipus) - George Enescu
Genoveva (Genevieve) - Robert Schumann
Paul Bunyan - Benjamin Britten
Cyrano de Bergerac - Franco Alfano
Information about the opera Cyrano de Bergerac by Franco Alfano, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.
A heroic comedy in five acts based on Edmond Rostand's drama of the same name.
Recommended recordings on CD
Frank/Sadnik/Uhl (CPO 999 909-2)
An excellent performance, showing that this opera deserves a place in the repertoire.
Kiel Opera Chorus, Kiel Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Markus Frank, 2002.
Cast: Roman Sadnik (Cyrano), Manuela Uhl (Roxane).
CPO 999 909-2
Recommended recordings on DVD
Fournillier/Domingo/Radvanovsky (Naxos 2.110270)
Filmed in Valencia in 2007, Domingo and Radvanovsky repeat the roles they performed at New York's Metropolitan Opera to much acclaim.
Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana, conducted by Patrick Fournillier, 2007.
Cast: Plácido Domingo (Cyrano), Sondra Radvanovsky (Roxane), Arturo Chacón Cruz (Christian), Rod Gilfry (De Guiche), Itxaro Mentxaka (La Duègne/Sister Marthe).
Naxos 2.110270