Alfano - Cyrano de Bergerac

Alfano - Cyrano de Bergerac 2007 Directed by Michal Znaniecki

Appealing Non-Masterpiece With One Great Scene

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.

Country France

Production Country Spain

Language French

Spoken Language French

Gnere Music

Production Companies NAXOS , Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia

Release Date 31 May 2007

141 mins