Rienzi

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Rienzi is an early grand opera by Richard Wagner that helped establish his reputation through its dramatic political themes and large-scale choral writing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf grand opera
opera
basedOn novel "Rienzi, the Last of the Tribunes"
basedOnAuthor Edward Bulwer-Lytton
commissionedBy Dresden court
surface form: Court Theatre in Dresden
composer Richard Wagner
compositionEndYear 1840
compositionStartYear 1838
contains famous overture
duration very long
earlySuccess yes
firstCityOfPerformance Dresden
genre Romantic opera
helpedEstablishReputationOf Richard Wagner
historicalFigureDepicted Cola di Rienzi
surface form: Cola di Rienzo
historicalGenreContext 19th-century grand opera
influenceOn Wagner’s later treatment of political themes
language German
librettist Richard Wagner
mainCharacter Cola di Rienzi
notableFeature extensive crowd scenes
grand ceremonial tableaux
large-scale choral writing
numberOfActs 5
orchestration large orchestra
originalTitle Rienzi self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen
placeInWagnerOeuvre early work
pre-Bayreuth style
premiereDate 1842-10-20
premierePlace Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden
surface form: Königliches Hoftheater, Dresden
publisher C. F. Meser
settingLocation Rome
settingPeriod 14th century
structure overture plus five acts
style French grand opera influence
subject fall of a tribune
political revolution
popular uprising
themes conflict between idealism and reality
corruption of power
demagoguery
mass politics
typicalPerformancePractice often cut in performance
vocalForces large chorus
multiple principal solo roles
WagnerCatalogueNumber WWV 49

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Richard Wagner notableWork Rienzi
Richard Wagner composerOf Rienzi
Edward Bulwer-Lytton notableWork Rienzi
this entity surface form: Rienzi, the Last of the Roman Tribunes
Rienzi originalTitle Rienzi self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen