Cyrano (opera)

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Cyrano is an opera in three acts by David DiChiera (orchestration: Mark Flint) to a libretto in French by Bernard Uzan, based on the play Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand. The opera premiered on 13 October 2007 at the Michigan Opera Theatre. It was then given on 8 February 2008 at the Opera Company of Philadelphia, on 26 April 2008 at the Florida Grand Opera in 2009, both co-producers of the work, and on 15 May 2008 at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale.^[1]

Roles

Role	Voice type	Premiere cast, Conductor: Mark Flint
Cyrano	baritone	Marian Pop
Roxane	soprano	Leah Partridge
Christian	tenor	José Luis Sola
DeGuiche	bass	Peter Volpe
Duenna	mezzo-soprano	Gloria Parker
Lebret	baritone	Gaetan Laperriere
Ragueneau	tenor	Mark T. Panuccio
Carbon Inconnu	bass-baritone	Daniel Okulitch
Capucin Marquis de Cuigy	tenor	Torrance Blaisdell
Orchestra		Michigan Opera Theatre Ochestra
Chorus Chorus master		Michigan Opera Theatre Chorus Suzanne Mallare Acton
Director		Bernard Uzan
Costumes		John Pascoe
Lighting design		Donald Thomas