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unusual facts about La favorite


Gaetano Fraschini

He sang in other Donizetti operas, too, including Linda di Chamounix, Maria di Rohan, La favorite, Poliuto, and Lucia di Lammermoor.


Jérusalem

It was the one opera which he regarded as the most suitable for being translated into French and, taking Scribe's advice, Verdi agreed that a French libretto was to be prepared by Alphonse Royer and Gustave Vaëz, who had written the libretto for Donizetti's most successful French opera, La favorite.


see also

Brentley Gore

Following the show, Gore co-founded, recorded and toured with the critically acclaimed LA favorite indie band King Straggler, a band in which he formed alongside Oscar nominee John Hawkes and Rodney Eastman.

Suzanna Guzmán

As a singer she has performed with international and American Opera companies as a principal artist: La Traviata at the Metropolitan Opera, La Favorite in Montpellier, France, and Goya at the Spoleto Festival in Italy.