Cyrano de Bergerac and Roxane Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera
Sunday 11 June at 6.00pm on RNZ Concert
ALFANO: Cyrano de Bergerac
The comedy/tragedy of Cyrano and his beloved Roxane, a love story for the ages, comes alive in this rediscovered operatic gem
Cyrano.......................... Roberto Alagna
Roxane.......................... Jennifer Rowley
Christian........................ Atalla Ayan
De Guiche..................... Juan Jesús Rodríguez
Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orch/Marco Armiliato (EBU)
Roberto Alagna sings an excerpt from the title character’s Act I aria from “Cyrano de Bergerac” during the final dress rehearsal.
Synopsis of Cyrano de Bergerac
