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CYRANO DE BERGERAC

Alfano

Alagna, Manfrino, Troxell, Rivenq. Orchestre National de Montpellier and Choeur de l'Opera National de Montpellier, Marco Guidarini, conductor; David and Frederico Alagna, stage production; George Blume, video director DG 476 739-6 (1 DVD/133 minutes) Subtitles: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish

Edmond Rostand's play, Cyrano de Bergerac (1897), has been the source of many films, including the classic 1950 English-language version starring Jose Ferrer, and the 1990 French version starring Gerard Depardieu (both available on DVD and both highly recommended). Now joining the list is Franco Alfano's operatic ...

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