| Edgar | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Giacomo Puccini | |
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| Librettist | Ferdinando Fontana |
| Language | Italian |
| Based on | Alfred de Musset's play La Coupe et les lèvres |
| Premiere | 21 April 1889 Teatro alla Scala, Milan |
Edgar is an operatic dramma lirico in three acts (originally four acts)[1] by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Ferdinando Fontana, freely based on the play in verse La Coupe et les lèvres by Alfred de Musset.[2]
The first performance was given at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan on 21 April 1889 but the opera was not a success. Puccini repeatedly revised it until a 1905 performance in Buenos Aires, before declaring the work irredeemable, describing it as "warmed-up soup".[3] It is still occasionally performed, including a 2005 recording by the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia conducted by Alberto Veronesi and featuring Plácido Domingo. This recording was described by Gramophone as "a tasty meal".[3]
- ^ Michael Kennedy (2004). The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. Oxford University Press. p. 220. ISBN 978-0-19-860884-4.
- ^ Colin Kendell (2012). The Complete Puccini: The Story of the World's Most Popular Operatic Composer. Amberley Publishing Limited. Chapter 3: Edgar. ISBN 978-1-4456-1263-8.
- ^ a b "Puccini Edgar". Gramophone. Retrieved 4 August 2023.