About
The Dante Opera is Edgar Froese's three-part musical concept
inspired by The Divine Comedy of the medieval Italian poet Dante Alighieri.
Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso were composed between 2001 and 2005. Edgar Froese himself called this work his magnum opus. The highlight were the live performances together with the orchestra Brandenburger Symphoniker.
2021 marks the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri, known worldwide as the father of the Italian language.
This website was created by Bianca Froese-Acquaye in honour of
Dante Alighieri & Edgar Froese, her husband & maestro of Tangerine Dream who sadly died in 2015.
TANGERINE DREAM is still performing and composing sequencer-driven music.
Watch out for our European tour in 2022!
New Release: La Divina Commedia Box Set (Limited Edition)
In memory of Dante Alighieri (700th Anniversary of Death in 2021) and Edgar Froese (7th Anniversary of Death in 2022)
Tangerine Dream presents La Divina Commedia, the new 6-disc deluxe hardback book set covering the trilogy of Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso in addition to a live concert DVD filmed at Castle Nideggen, Cologne in 2002.
At the centre of the set is a book featuring extensive liner notes by Wouter Bessels, an essay by Bianca Froese-Acquaye and previously unseen photographs from Edgar's private archives.
All albums have been remastered by Harald Pairits especially for this limited edition set.
Release date: 27th May, 2022
Art exhibition: DANTE 700TH LONDON dedicated to the great Italian poet
Bianca Froese-Acquaye takes part in the art exhibition by the Dante Society London with her DANTE IN DISPAIR painting. It will take place from 3rd Sep to 30 Sep 2021 at 22, Bryanston Mews, West London W1H 2DD.
RELEASES
La Divina Commedia Box Set
A 6-disc deluxe book set containing the remastered trilogy of Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradison, the live concert DVD at castle Nideggen plus liner notes by Wouter Bessels and an essay by Bianca Froese-Acquaye.
DVD Dante's Inferno
On this DVD you will experience the concert performance of Tangerine Dream within a very special setting. An old castle near Cologne in Germany is forming the backdrop of this first part of Dante's trilogy.
CD Inferno
The album is the band's musical vision of the first part of Dante Alighieri's classic "La Divina Commedia".
CD Purgatorio
The album is the band's musical vision of the second part of Dante Alighieri's classic "La Divina Commedia".
CD Paradiso
The album is the band's musical vision of the third part of Dante Alighieri's classic "La Divina Commedia".
Wall Calendar 2021
The calendar shows photos of TD's opera performance at Burg Nideggen, as well as wonderful painted artwork of Bianca Froese-Acquaye's Dante Series. Original quotes of Dante Alighieri himself complete the calendar perfectly.
Face Mask
The unique design of the face mask comes from Bianca Froese-Acquaye's acrylic painting series La Divina Commedia.
Cover Artwork Print Inferno
Bianca Froese-Acquaye's original COVER ARTWORK is released on high class pure cotton canvas.
Cover Artwork Print Purgatorio
Bianca Froese-Acquaye's original COVER ARTWORK is released on high class pure cotton canvas.