Francesca da Rimini

Archive Listings for Francesca da Rimini

T0531517639 (ON04) Sung in English. Running time approx. 1 hour 15 minutes.Company Opera North. Conductor Martin Andre. Director David Pountney. Design Johan Engels. Costume Sue Willmington. Lighting Adam Silverman. Translation Amanda Holden. Performer Nina Pavlovski (Francesca). Performer Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts (Paolo/Dante). Performer Jonathan Summers (Malatesta/Ghost of Virgil).
24 Jun 04	Sadler's Wells Theatre, Inner London :: V224 listing details L1963684051
17 Jun 04	Theatre Royal, Nottingham :: V458 listing details L1451704219
9 Jun 04	The Lowry, Salford :: V0655996499 listing details L690773843
3 Jun 04	Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne :: V570 listing details L01722261389
7 May 04 to 19 May 04	Grand Theatre and Opera House, Leeds :: V975 listing details L01463546127

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Opera or Operetta :: Francesca da Rimini, based on part of Dante's Inferno, drew from Rachmaninov some of his most extraordinary music. The scene is Hell, where Virgil attempts to reassure a terrified Dante as he descends towards the Abyss. As he does so, the spirits of Francesca and Paolo pass and tell the tale of their doomed, illicit love. The music for the two central 'tableaux' that relate the loves story is Italianate in its excitement and passion. By contrast, the soundscape that Rachmaninov creates for Hell in the Prologue, with its swirling strings and unsettling, wordless chorus, is full of demonic power. Throughout, the sweep and originality of Rachmaninov's inspiration carries all before it.

Music

Rachmaninov