An opera in three acts
Libretto by ARTURO COLAUTTI (after SARDOU)
Music by UMBERTO GIORDANO (sung in Italian)
Cast in order of singing:
A shepherd-boy...SERGIO CASPARI Ladies and gentlemen, servants MILAN CHORUS chorus-master GIULIO BERTOLA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF ITALIAN RADIO
ANTONIO BELTRAMI (piano) conducted by FRANCO MANNINO
(Recording made available by courtesy of Italian Radio)
The action takes place in the late 19th century
Act 1 St Petersburg: an elegant apartment in the house of Count Vladimir Andrejevich Act 2 Paris: a reception at the house of Princess Fedora Romazov
Act 3 Switzerland: the garden of Fedora's villa in the Bernese Oberland

Désiré, a valet - piero DE PALMA (tenor)
Attendants: Nicolas - PAOLO MAZZOTTA (baritone)
Serge - MARIO CARLIN (tenor)
Princess Fedora Romazov - ANTONIETTA STELLA (SOpranO)
Dimitri, a groom - SERGIO CASPARI (treble)
Gretch, a police officer - ALFREDO COLELLA (bass)
Lorek, a surgeon - PAOLO MAZZOTTA (baritone)
De Siriex, a diplomat - GIULIO FIORAVANTI (baritone)
Cirille, a coachman - GIOVANNI ANTONINI (baritone)
Michel, the doorman - GIOVANNI AMODEO (bass)
Countess Olga Sukarev - GIULIANA TAVOLACCINI (soprano)
Baron Rouvel - PIERO DE PALMA
Borov, a doctor - GIOVANNI AMODEO
Count Loris Ipanov - ALDO BOTTION (tenor)