Colorado Springs Philharmonic presents Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini
Sat Oct 15, 7:30 PM - Sat Oct 15, 9:30 PM

His portrayal proved so powerful that 500 years later, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky chose it as his text for a breathless symphonic poem. Composed in just three weeks, his fantasia combines all the manic energy of Liszt with the fury of Wagner, brilliantly evoking the torment of lovers haunted by the memory of illicit pleasure.