SERGE RACHMANINOFF (1873-1943)

Francesa da Rimini, Op. 25

64:46

An opera in two scenes with prologue and epilogue

Libretto by Modest Tchaikovsky, after Dante

Prologue

20:14

1

[Largo]

6:10

2

I.

The First Circle of Hell. The Shade of Virgil, followed by Dante

5:38

3

II.

The Second Circle. Dante and Virgil on the edge of the precipice

8:26

Scene One

22:04

4

Rimini. The Malatesta castle.

1:26

5

'My answer is plain.'

3:00

Lanceotto

6

'Nothing can extinguish these jealous thoughts.'

9:01

Lanceotto

7

'My Lord called for me?'

8:37

Francesca

Scene Two

18:35

8

Rimini. A room in the castle.

2:32

9

' ''The fair Guinivere…'' '

16:03

Paolo

10

Epilogue

3:45

cast in order of appearance

Gennady Bezzubenkov bass - The Shade of Virgil

Evgeny Akimov tenor - Dante

Sergey Murzaev baritone - Lanceotto Malatesta

Svetla Vassileva soprano - Francesca

Misha Didyk tenor - Paolo

Spectres of Hell; the retinues of Malatesta and of the Cardinal

Gianandrea Noseda

13 & 15 May 2007