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Les Illuminations

song cycle by Benjamin Britten
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Les Illuminations

Summary

Les Illuminations is a musical work/composition[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Les Illuminations's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Les Illuminations's composer is recorded as Benjamin Britten[4].
  • Les Illuminations's language of work or name is recorded as French[5].
  • Les Illuminations's lyricist is recorded as Arthur Rimbaud[6].
  • Les Illuminations's date of first performance is recorded as January 30, 1940[7].
  • Les Illuminations's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Les illuminations'}[8].
  • Les Illuminations's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+21'}[9].
  • Les Illuminations's name is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Les il·luminacions'}[10].
  • Les Illuminations's form of creative work is recorded as song cycle[11].
  • Les Illuminations's opus number is recorded as 18[12].

Body

Publication

Les Illuminations's language of work or name is recorded as French[5].

Why It Matters

Les Illuminations has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Arthur Rimbaud Benjamin Britten

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Geagea · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Lyricist → Arthur Rimbaud
    Aliases → —
    Language of work or name → French
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007576864905171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783595065105; Based on LC id in the National Library of Israel"
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