Cyrano (Damrosch)

Cyrano
Opera by Walter Damrosch
Souvenir libretto printed for the world premiere of Cyrano at the Metropolitan Opera
LibrettistWilliam James Henderson
LanguageEnglish
Based onPlay Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand
Premiere
February 27, 1913 (1913-02-27)
Metropolitan Opera, New York City

Cyrano is an opera in four acts composed by Walter Damrosch to an English language libretto by William James Henderson based on Edmond Rostand's 1897 play, Cyrano de Bergerac. It premiered at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City on February 27, 1913, with Pasquale Amato in the title role and Frances Alda as Roxane.