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CATALANI, ALFREDO  BIOGRAPHY

(1854 - 1893)

Occupying a position of importance in Italian opera before the rise to fame of Puccini, Alfredo Catalani is now chiefly remembered for one opera, La Wally.

Operas

Catalani's opera La Wally, first staged at La Scala Milan in 1892, is set in Switzerland and makes use of local colour from its village setting.

 
Albums featuring this composer are available for download from ClassicsOnline.com
BEST OF OPERA II 8.571080 Opera
CINEMA CLASSICS 8.571090 Opera
CALLAS, Maria: Puccini Heroines / Lyric Arias (1954) 8.111275 Opera
CLASSICS AT THE MOVIES: DIVAS 8.556806 Opera
OPERA'S GREATEST MOMENTS 8.557926-27 Opera
SOPRANO ARIAS FROM ITALIAN OPERAS (Miriam Gauci) 8.550606 Opera
VERDI: Trovatore (Il) (La Scala, Molajoli) (1930) 8.110162-63 Opera
PUCCINI: Manon Lescaut (Albanese, Bjorling, Perlea) (1954) 8.111030-31 Opera
MUSICAL JOURNEY (A) - TUSCANY: A Musical Tour of the Region's Past and Present (NTSC) 2.110520 Classical Documentary
NIGHT AT THE OPERA (A) 8.554575 Opera
GIGLI, Beniamino: Gigli Edition, Vol. 3: Camden and New York Recordings (1923-1925) 8.110264 Opera
KLASSISKA FAVORITER: OPERA (Classical Favourites: Opera) 8.503021 Opera
A TO Z OF OPERA 8.555037-38 Opera




 
 
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