Event listing: Iolanta | Francesca da Rimini | Theater an der Wien | Sun 29 Jan 2012 at 19:00

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Theater an der WienLinke Wienzeile 6, Vienna, 1060, Austria

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Programme

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893)	Iolanta
Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943)	Francesca da Rimini

Performers

MusikTheater an der Wien
Vassily Sinaisky	Conductor
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
Arnold Schoenberg Choir
Erwin Ortner	Leader
Francesca da Rimini
Olga Mykytenko	Soprano	Francesca Malatesta
Dmitry Belosselskiy	Baritone	Lanciotto Malatesta
Ladislav Elgr	Tenor	Dante
Vladimir Baykov	Baritone	Ghost of Virgil
Iolanta
Dalibor Jenis	Baritone	Robert
Saimir Pirgu	Tenor	Vaudémont

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Prelude to a kiss: Rachmaninov’s Francesca da Rimini

Mark Pullinger, 15th September

The tale of Francesca and Paolo in Dante’s Inferno has inspired as many musical settings as paintings. Here, Mark Pullinger explores Rachmaninov’s neglected opera, Francesca da Rimini.

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Iolanta and Francesca da Rimini work particularly well as a double bill because both works share the theme of lovers who find themselves at the mercy of possessive forces. Iolanta's domineering father ultimately yields in Tchaikovsky's opera, but in Rachmaninov's the deceitful Lanceotto is not so accommodating.

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