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词条 Françoise de Rimini
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  1. Background and performance history

  2. Roles

  3. Synopsis

  4. Music

  5. References

  6. Further reading

  7. External links

{{Infobox opera
| name = Françoise de Rimini
| composer = Ambroise Thomas
| image = Françoise de Rimini by Ambroise Thomas, illustration of the prologue from Le théâtre illustré.jpg
| image_upright = 1.3
| caption = The Prologue scene from the premiere production where Virgil and Dante first encounter Francesca and her lover Paolo in Hell.
| librettist = {{plainlist|
  • Jules Barbier
  • Michel Carré

}}
| language = French
| based_on =
| premiere_date = {{Start date|1882|04|14|df=y}}
| premiere_location = Palais Garnier, Paris
}}

Françoise de Rimini (Francesca da Rimini) is an opera in four acts with a prologue and an epilogue. The last opera composed by Ambroise Thomas, it sets a French libretto by Michel Carré and Jules Barbier which is based on an episode from Dante's Divine Comedy. The opera was first performed by the Paris Opera on 14 April 1882 but fell into relative obscurity until its revival in 2011.

Background and performance history

Françoise de Rimini was the last opera by Ambroise Thomas. Its French libretto was written by Michel Carré and Jules Barbier based on Dante's Divina commedia, where Francesca da Rimini is mentioned in the section Inferno.[1]

The opera's world premiere at the Paris Opera was originally planned for 1880. It was to be a highlight of the first season of Auguste Vaucorbeil as director, who also planned to produce Gounod's Le tribut de Zamora.[2] The first performance was finally staged by the Paris Opera on 14 April 1882 at the Palais Garnier.[1] Some of the most notable singers of the time participated in a lavish stage setting by Jean-Baptiste Lavastre to honour the prestigious composer. It received a mixed reception, and despite the efforts of supporters it mostly disappeared from the repertory.[4][1]

The opera was revived in Metz in 2011 at the Opéra-Théâtre de Metz Métropole to mark the bicentenary of the composer's birth. Catherine Hunold sang the title role and the {{ill|Orchestre national de Lorraine|fr}} was conducted by Jacques Mercier.

Roles

RoleVoice typePremiere Cast, 14 April 1882[1]
Conductor: Ernest Eugène Altès
Paolo (Malatesta) tenorHenri Sellier
Ascanio, his page mezzo-sopranoRenée Richard
Malatesta (Giancotto), Paolo's brother baritoneJean-Louis Lassalle
Francesca soprano Caroline Salla
Guido da Polenta, Francesca's father bassPierre Gailhard
Beatrice soprano
Dante bassAlfred-Auguste Giraude
Virgil contraltoMadeleine-Philippine Barbot
An officer bassLéon Melchissédec
Choir of angels

Synopsis

The action takes place in Hell (prologue and epilogue) and in Rimini at the end of the 13th century.

In the prologue, Dante and Virgil meet the lovers Paolo and Françoise in Hell, and Virgil suggest that Dante tell their story. During the four acts, their passionate love unfolds against the background of the battles between the Guelphs and Ghibellines. In the epilogue, the lovers still sing their passionate duet in the presence of the poets. Finally a heavenly choir pardons them.[4]

Music

The work is partly still in the style French grand opera, namely the conclusions of the first and third act. The vocal writing shows influence from the Italian opera, while some audacious harmonies and dissonances are part of a more modern style. The duet of the lovers in the fourth act is similar to the duet in Wagner's Tristan und Isolde, in both structure and dramatic function.

References

1. ^Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "14 Aprile 1882". Almanacco Amadeus. Retrieved 17 March 2017 (in Italian).
2. ^{{cite web| editor-last = Fauser| editor-first = Annegret| editor-last2 = Everist| editor-first2 = Mark| url = https://books.google.de/books?id=EcwNywz8uk0C&pg=PA134| title = Music, Theater, and Cultural Transfer: Paris, 1830–1914| publisher = University of Chicago Press| year = 2009| isbn = 9780226239286| accessdate = 17 March 2017}}
3. ^Gelli, Piero (ed.) (2001), "Françoise de Rimini". Dizionario dell'Opera. Baldini & Castoldi. {{ISBN|8880899236}}. Online version retrieved 17 March 2017 via operamanager.com (in Italian).
4. ^{{cite web| url = http://www.operone.de/opern/franthom.html| title = Françoise de Rimini| publisher = Operone| date = | language = German| accessdate = 17 March 2017}}
[2][3][4]
}}

Further reading

  • Masson, Georges (2011). Bicentenaire Ambroise Thomas: «Françoise de Rimini», son ultime opéra. Cercle Lyrique de Metz (background essays and complete libretto, in French)
  • Moreno, H. (16 April 1882). "Françoise de Rimini". Le Ménestrel, pp. 153–157 (detailed review and analysis of the premiere, in French)

External links

  • {{IMSLP|work=Françoise de Rimini (Thomas, Ambroise)}}
  • [https://archive.org/details/franoisederimini00thom Françoise de Rimini, opéra en quatre actes, avec prologue et épilogue] (piano/vocal score) at archive.org
  • Françoise de Rimini at the Bibliothèque nationale de France
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