Opera in the Repertoire · Romantic
Fedora
Music by Umberto Giordano · libretto by Arturo Colautti · premiered 1898
Fedora is an opera in three acts by Umberto Giordano to an Italian libretto by Arturo Colautti, based on the 1882 play Fédora by Victorien Sardou.
Along with Andrea Chénier and Siberia, it is one of the most notable works of Giordano. It was first performed at the Teatro Lirico in Milan on 17 November 1898 conducted by the composer; Gemma Bellincioni created the role of Fedora with Enrico Caruso as her lover, Loris Ipanov.
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About the Composer
Umberto Giordano is the composer of record for this opera.
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Other Operas by Umberto Giordano
- Andrea Chénier (1896)
- Andrea Chénier discography (1896)
- La cena delle beffe (1909)
- Il re (1929)