Il dottor Antonio (opera)

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Il dottor Antonio
Opera by Franco Alfano
Franco Alfano circa 1919 Emporium.jpg
The composer c. 1919
LibrettistMario Ghisalberti
LanguageItalian
Based on Giovanni 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]

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References

  1. Dryden Franco Alfano: Transcending Turandot p.160