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.
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