Picture: William Dyce - Francesca da Rimini
Charles Louis Ambroise Thomas (5 August 1811 - 12 February 1896) was a French composer, best known for his operas Mignon (1866) and Hamlet (1868, after Shakespeare) and as Director of the Conservatoire de Paris from 1871 till his death.
Work: Françoise de Rimini, Opéra in five acts, first performance 14 April 1882, Palais Garnier, Paris.
Libretto: Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, after La divina commedia: Inferno (1309) by Dante Alighieri.
Ballet music
Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Richard Bonynge
1 окт 2024