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| Composer | Zandonai, Riccardo (1883-1944) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Year | 1914 |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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A “poem of blood and lust” reconsidered at Deutsche Oper Berlin
If you have dismissed this opera as overstuffed kitsch in the past, you might want to take a look at this production. It could well change your mind.
Francesca da Rimini returns to La Scala
The use in the score of ancient musical instruments is what differentiates this work: pifferi, a lute, a “viola pomposa” give this work a distinctive flavour.
Zum Zerreißen spannend: Francesca da Rimini an der Deutschen Oper
Christof Loy ist an der Deutschen Oper Berlin mit der selten gespielten Oper Francesca da Rimini von Riccardo Zandonai ein echter Opernthriller gelungen.