A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Rienzi der lezte der Tribunen
RIENZI DER LETZTE DER TRIBUNEN (the last of the Tribunes). An opera in 5 acts; words (founded on Bulwer's novel) and music by Wagner. He adopted the idea in Dresden in 1837; two acts were finished early in 1839, and the opera was produced at Dresden Oct. 20, 1842. 'Rienzi' was brought out in French (Meitter and Guillaume) at the Théâtre Lyrique, April 6, 1869, and in English at Her Majesty's Theatre, London (Carl Rosa), Jan. 27, 1879.
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