List of operas by Franco Alfano

This is a list of the operas of the Italian composer Franco Alfano (1876–1954).

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Title Genre Sub­divisions Libretto Première date Place, theatre Notes
Miranda 2 acts composer unperformed Composed 1896. After Miranda by Fogazzaro.
La fonte di Enschir opera seria 2 acts Luigi Illica 8 November 1898 Wrocław, Stadttheater Performed in German.
Risurrezione dramma lirico 4 acts Cesare Hanau and Camillo Antona Traversi 30 November 1904 Turin, Teatro Vittorio Emanuele After Resurrection by Tolstoy.
Il principe Zilah dramma lirico 1 prologue, 2 acts and 1 epilogue Luigi Illica 3 February 1909 Genoa, Teatro Carlo Felice After Jules Claretie.
I cavalieri e la bella 3 acts Giuseppe Adami and Tomaso Monicelli Composed 1910. Unfinished.
L'ombra di Don Giovanni dramma lirico 3 acts Ettore Moschino 2 April 1914 Milan, Teatro alla Scala
La leggenda di Sakuntala 3 acts composer 10 December 1921 Bologna, Teatro Comunale After Abhijñānaśākuntalam by Kālidāsa.
Madonna Imperia commedia musicale 1 act Arturo Rossato 15 May 1927 Turin, Teatro di Torino After La Belle Imperia by Balzac.
L'ultimo Lord opera semiseria 3 acts Ugo Falena and Arturo Rossato 19 April 1930 Naples, Teatro San Carlo After Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
Cyrano de Bergerac commedia eroica 4 acts Henri Caïn 22 January 1936 Rome, Teatro dell'Opera After Rostand. Italian translation by Cesare Meano and Filippo Brusa.
Don Juan de Manara dramma lirico 3 acts Ettore Moschino 12 June 1941 Florence, Teatro Comunale New version of L'ombra di Don Giovanni.
Il dottor Antonio opera 3 acts Mario Ghisalberti 30 April 1949 Rome, Teatro dell'Opera After Dottor Antonio by Giovanni Ruffini.
Vesuvius opera for radio Vittorio Viviani 13 November 1950 Transmitted by RAI
Sakùntala 3 acts composer 9 January 1952 Roma, Teatro dell'Opera Reconstruction of La leggenda di Sakuntala.

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