Performance

Venue	The Lowry
	Also: Lyric Theatre, Quays Theatre, Aldridge Studio
Town	Salford
County	Greater Manchester
From	9th June 2004
To	9th June 2004
When	Wed 19:15
Prices	From £2.50. To £22.50.
The Lowry (V0655996499)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

Francesca da Rimini

Work:: Francesca da Rimini (S807429912)

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

Production:: (T0531517639)

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)

Listing:: L690773843

Lyric

Production details

Sung in English. Running time approx. 1 hour 15 minutes. Lyric

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