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Francesca da Rimini (Russian: Франческа да Римини), Op. 25, is an opera in a prologue, two tableaux and an epilogue by Sergei Rachmaninoff to a Russian libretto by Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky. It is based on the story of Francesca da Rimini in the fifth canto of Dante's epic poem The Inferno (the first part of the Divine Comedy).
Jun 9, 2017 · June 9, 2017 by Timothy Judd. On Wednesday, we heard Tchaikovsky’s thrilling 1876 orchestral tone poem, Francesca da Rimini. The composer was fascinated with the story from Dante’s Inferno, and first considered turning it into an opera. When that project failed to materialize, Tchaikovsky’s brother, Modest, persuaded him that the subject ...
Apr 30, 2024 · 30 Apr 2024. Rachmaninoff Francesca da Rimini (concert performance), romances accompanied by orchestra. Francesca da Rimini, Rachmaninoff Opera: Opera in concert.
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Francesca da Rimini, Op.25 (Rachmaninoff, Sergei) Movements/Sections. Mov'ts/Sec's. Prologue, 2 Scenes, Epilogue. Composition Year. 1900–05. Genre Categories. Operas; Theatrical Works; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with ...
Serge Rachmaninoff (1873–1943) Francesca da Rimini, Op. 25. An opera in two scenes with prologue and epilogue Libretto by Modest Tchaikovsky, after Dante. cast in order of appearance: The Shade of Virgil Gennady Bezzubenkovbass. Dante Evgeny Akimovtenor. Lanceotto Malatesta, a Lord of Rimini Sergey Murzaevbaritone.