Il dottor Antonio (opera)

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Il dottor Antonio
Opera by Franco Alfano
The composer c. 1919
LibrettistMario Ghisalberti
LanguageItalian
Based onGiovanni Ruffini's Doctor Antonio

Il dottor Antonio is a 1949 opera by Franco Alfano to a libretto by Mario Ghisalberti based on the 1855 nationalist novel by the Italian writer Giovanni Ruffini.[1]

Recording[edit]

  • Giacinto Prandelli (Dottor Antonio), Carla Gavazzi (Lucy), Angela Vercelli (Speranza), Ortensia Beggiato (Madre di Speranza), Mario Boriello (Rey de Napoles); conducted by Alfredo Simonetto 1953

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dryden Franco Alfano: Transcending Turandot p.160