Francesca da Rimini
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Francesca da Rimini. The story of the adulterous lovers Paolo and Francesca in canto V of Dante's
Inferno has been the basis of several comps.: (1) Symphonic fantasy by Tchaikovsky, Op.32, 1876, based on picture by Doré. (2) Opera in 4 acts by Zandonai to lib. by T. Ricordi after play by d'Annunzio (1902), after Dante's
Inferno, canto V. Comp. 1912–13. Prod. Turin and London 1914, NY Met 1916. (3) Opera in prol., 2 scenes, and epilogue by Rachmaninov to lib. by M. Tchaikovsky after Dante's
Inferno, canto V. Prod. Moscow 1906. F. Brit. p. Chester 1973. (4) Sym.-poem by H. Hadley f.p. Boston 1905. Also operas on the subject by Goetz, Pierné, Thomas,
Nápravník, and several other composers.
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Francesca da Rimini
Magazine article from: Fanfare; 9/1/2008; ; 639 words
; ...looks out to the back of Guido da Polenta's main hall. The original...the sound you can find in this Francesca da Rimini was in the original release. While...11 photographs from the 1916 Met Francesca production, but that's still...
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Rachmaninov's Francesca da Rimini in Manchester
Magazine article from: Musical Opinion; 7/1/2007; ; 442 words
; Rachmaninov's Francesca da Rimini in Manchester A rare concert...Rachmaninov's one act opera Francesca da Rimini topped the bill for the BBC...Adagio second movement. For Francesca da Rimini, we were treated to an extremely...
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Rachmaninov: Aleko; the miserly knight; Francesca; Da Rimini: three one-act operas.
Magazine article from: Opera Canada; 6/22/1998; 700+ words
; ...Miserly Knight (1905) and Francesca da Rimini (1905). If you have not...Rachmaninov next began work on Francesca da Rimini (with a libretto by Tchaikovsky...he set virtually verbatim. Francesca da Rimini had the longest and most difficult...
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Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings; Francesca da Rimini.(Sound recording review)
Magazine article from: Sensible Sound; 11/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings; Francesca da Rimini. Leopold Stokowski, London...for Strings and the tone poem Francesca da Rimini less than inspired. It isn...comparison of the newer recording of Francesca da Rimini with one he made in 1959 with...
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RACHMANINOFF: Francesca da Rimini
Magazine article from: Opera News; 5/1/2008; ; 650 words
; RACHMANINOFF: Francesca da Rimini Vassileva; Didyk, Akimov, Murzaev, Bezzubenkov...10442 Sergei Rachmaninoff's Dante-based one-act Francesca da Rimini is a very different affair from the lushly post...
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ZANDONAI: Francesca da Rimini
Magazine article from: Opera News; 1/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ZANDONAI: Francesca da Rimini Scotto; Domingo, MacNeil, Lewis; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra...It seemed odd at the time that James Levine chose Zandonai's Francesca da Rimini for Scotto's valedictory new production and telecast, as she...
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Symphonies: Nos. 1-6. Manfred. Romeo and Juliet: Love theme. Francesca da Rimini
Magazine article from: Fanfare; 11/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Romeo and Juliet: Love theme. Francesca da Rimini * Mstislav Rostropovich, cond...work being done any better. Francesca da Rimini is not one of Tchaikovsky...recording that convinced me that Francesca da Rimini was more than third-rate...
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Francesca da Rimini/Romeo and Juliet/Eugene Onegin: Waltz and Polonaise/1812 Overture
Magazine article from: Fanfare; 5/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; TCHAIKOVSKY Francesca da Rimini.1 Romeo and Juliet.2 Eugene Onegin...and Juliet is set in Verona, and Francesca da Rimini is, of course, based on an episode...on the individual performances: Francesca is energetic, timing in at exactly...
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Opera North's Francesca da Rimini & Pagliacci
Magazine article from: Musical Opinion; 7/1/2004; ; 581 words
; Opera North's Francesca da Rimini & Pagliacci The third installment...Tchaikovsky's libretto for Francesca da Rimini, based on Dante's Paolo and Francesca episode, is so undramatic as...
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Francesca da Rimini. Symphony No. 4/Hamlet. Symphony No. 5
Magazine article from: Fanfare; 1/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; TCHAIKOVSKY Francesca da Rimini. Symphony No. 4 * Yevgeny Svetlanov, cond; Russian St Academic...they are keepers. In his hands, even the rather drawn-out Francesca da Rimini, which reuses material from other Tchaikovsky works, emerges...
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Francesca Da Rimini
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
Francesca Da Rimini (1855), a tragedy by George H...Davenport ) of Rimini is engaged to Francesca ( Elizabeth Ponisi ) of Ravenna. Lanciotto...the United States , “In Francesca da Rimini . . . Boker found his masterpiece...
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Francesca da Rimini
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Francesca da Rimini , fl. 13th cent., Italian beauty, daughter of Guido da Polenta of Ravenna. She was married by...young and handsome brother Paolo, became Francesca's lover. Gianciotto, discovering their...
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Rimini
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...member of the Italian Pentapolis. Rimini was included in Pepin the Short...Malatesta family seized power in Rimini in the 13th cent. and later conquered neighboring cities. Francesca da Rimini married (13th cent.) a Malatesta...
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Paolo and Francesca
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
...Paolo and Francesca. Francesca, daughter of Giovanni da Polenta, count of Ravenna...Giovanni Malatesta, of Rimini. She fell in love with...s poem The Story of Rimini and of Tchaikovsky's symphonic fantasy Francesca da Rimini .
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Bertini, Francesca
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
BERTINI, Francesca Nationality: Italian. Born: Elena...Guilietta e Romeo ; Tristano e Isotta ; Francesca da Rimini ; La contessa di Challant ; Re Lear...books— Bianchi, Pietro, Francesca Bertini e le dive del cinema muto...
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