L’Arlesiana

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L’Arlesiana

opera by Cilea

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Francesco Cilea
His first important work, L’Arlesiana (1897), after Alphonse Daudet, was the vehicle for the tenor Enrico Caruso’s first success. Cilea’s best-known work, Adriana Lecouvreur, followed in 1902. Cilea was director of the Naples Conservatory from 1916 to 1935. In addition to operas he composed some chamber music.
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His first important work, L’Arlesiana (1897), after Alphonse Daudet, was the vehicle for the tenor Enrico Caruso’s first success. Cilea’s best-known work, Adriana Lecouvreur, followed in 1902. Cilea was director of the Naples Conservatory from 1916 to 1935. In addition to operas he composed some chamber music.
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