Rachmaninoff, Sergei: Francesca da Rimini op. 25 (1900-05) 67'
Opera in two scenes with prologue and epilogue
Music Text
Libretto by Modest Tchaikovsky after Dante's `Inferno' (R,E,G,I)
Scoring
S,2T,2Bar; chorus 3(III=picc).2.corA.2.bcl.2-4.3.3.1-timp.perc:cyms/BD/tam-t- harp-strings
For full details on this stagework, including synopsis and roles, please visit our Opera section.
World Premiere
1/11/1906
Bolshoy Theatre, Moscow
Bolshoy Opera / Sergei Rachmaninoff
Recommended Recording
Sergei Aleksashkin/Ilya Levinsky/Sergei Leiferkus/Maria Guleghina/Sergei Larin/Gothenburg Opera Chorus and Orchestra/Neeme Järvi
Deutsche Grammophon DG 453 455-2GHSergei Rachmaninoff: festive focus in London
Opera in two scenes with prologue and epilogue
Music Text
Libretto by Modest Tchaikovsky after Dante's `Inferno' (R,E,G,I)
Scoring
S,2T,2Bar; chorus 3(III=picc).2.corA.2.bcl.2-4.3.3.1-timp.perc:cyms/BD/tam-t- harp-strings
For full details on this stagework, including synopsis and roles, please visit our Opera section.
World Premiere
1/11/1906
Bolshoy Theatre, Moscow
Bolshoy Opera / Sergei Rachmaninoff
Recommended Recording
Sergei Aleksashkin/Ilya Levinsky/Sergei Leiferkus/Maria Guleghina/Sergei Larin/Gothenburg Opera Chorus and Orchestra/Neeme Järvi
Deutsche Grammophon DG 453 455-2GH
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