Work Title
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Francesca da Rimini
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Alternative. Title
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Франческа да Римини (Francheska da Rimini)
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Name Translations
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Франческа да Римини; Франческа да Ріміні; Франчэска да Рыміні, Рахманінаў; フランチェスカ・ダ・リミニ(ラフマニノフ)
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Name Aliases
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フランチェスカ・ダ・リミニ(ラフマニノフ); Francesca da Rimini (Rachmaninov)
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Authorities
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Wikipedia; BNF: 13917597m
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Composer
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Rachmaninoff, Sergei
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.25
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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ISR 14
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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Prologue, 2 Scenes, Epilogue
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1900–05
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First Performance.
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1906-01-24 – Moscow, Bolshoy Theatre
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First Publication.
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1905
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Librettist
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Modest Tchaikovsky (1850–1916)
- after Dante Alighieri (1265–1321): Inferno, Canto V
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Language
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Russian
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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65 minutes
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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voices, mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra
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InstrDetail
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Cast
- Ghost of Virgil (Тень Виргилия): (baritone)
Dante Alighieri (Данте Алигьери): (tenor) Lanciotto Malatesta (Ланчотто Малатеста): (baritone) Francesca Malatesta (Франческа Малатеста), Lanciotto's wife: (soprano) Paolo Malatesta (Паоло Малатеста), younger brother of Lanciotto: (tenor)
Mixed Chorus (SATB) Orchestra
- 3 flutes (2nd also piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn,
- 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons
- 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba
3 timpani, cymbals, bass drum, tam-tam, harp, strings
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External Links
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Wikipedia article
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