Franco Alfano

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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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 November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104388.

Alfano, Franco. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104388.

"Alfano, Franco." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.