Alfano - Cyrano de Bergerac

Movie"Appealing Non-Masterpiece With One Great Scene"
Audience Score
50
Alfano - Cyrano de Bergerac
NR 2 hr 21 minMusic
While best known today for having composed the ending to Puccini's unfinished Turandot, Franco Alfano wrote some dozen operas, including Cyrano de Bergerac (1936) with a libretto by Henri Cain based on Edmond Rostand's drama of the same name. It is a moving tale of romantic misunderstanding, swashbuckling bravado and heartbreaking loyalty, in which the eloquent Cyrano feels unable to express his love for Roxane because of his famously protuberant nose except on behalf of his handsome but inarticulate friend, Christian.
DirectorMichal Znaniecki
WriterHenri Cain

Movie Details

Original Language:French
Production Companies:NAXOS, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia
Movie Tags:
opera