Francesca da Rimini
opera by Sergei Rachmaninoff
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Summary
Francesca da Rimini is a dramatico-musical work[1]. It draws 252 Wikipedia views per month (dramatico musical work category, ranking #396 of 2,893).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Modest Tchaikovsky[3]
- Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff[4]
- Librettist: Modest Tchaikovsky[5]
- Genre: opera[6]
- Based on: Inferno Canto 05[7]
- Original language of film or TV show: Russian[8]
- Commons category: Francesca da Rimini (Rachmaninoff)[9]
- Language of work or name: Russian[10]
- Inception: 1904[11]
- Publication date: 2000[12]
- Characters: Dante Alighieri[13], Ghost of Virgil[14], Lanciotto Malatesta[15], Francesca Malatesta[16], Paolo Malatesta[17]
- Narrative location: Province of Ravenna[18], Province of Rimini[19]
- Date of first performance: January 11, 1906[20]
- Title: Франческа да Римини[21]
- Native label: Франческа да Римини[22]
- Set in period: 13th century[23]
- Number of parts of this work: 1 act[24], 2 scene[25], 1 prologue[26], 1 epilogue[27]
- Location of first performance: Bolshoi Theatre[28]
- Form of creative work: opera[29]
- Set in environment: hell[30]
Why It Matters
Francesca da Rimini has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]