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Alfredo Catalani
Alfredo Catalani (19 June 1854 – 7 August 1893) was an Italian operatic composer. He is best remembered for his operas "Loreley" (1890) and "La Wally" (1892). "La Wally" was composed to a libretto by Luigi Illica, and features Catalani's most famous aria "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana." This aria, sung by American soprano Wilhelmenia Fernandez, was at the heart of Jean-Jacques Beineix’s 1981 cult movie "Diva". Catalani's other
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- Giacomo Puccini, "Le Villi", Milan, Teatro Dal Verme, 31 May 1884
- Giacomo Puccini, "Edgar", Milan, Teatro alla Scala, 21 April 1889
- Richard Wagner, "Mastersingers of Nuremberg", Milan, Teatro alla Scala, 26 December 1889
- Alfredo Catalani, "Loreley", Torino, Teatro Regio, 16 February 1890
- Alfredo Catalani, "La Wally", Milan, Teatro alla Scala, 20 January 1892
- Alberto Franchetti,