Tempest

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Tempest or The Tempest may refer to:

• A violent storm
• Operation Tempest, a World War II operation of the Polish Home Army
• Tempest (codename), a standard of shielding for wires and computers used by the U.S. and other governments
• A brand operated by the department store Menarys
• Tempest, the watermelon flavor of the chewing gum 5 in Australia and New Zealand

Culture

Art

• The Tempest (Giorgione), a 1508 painting by Giorgione

Theatre

• The Tempest, a 1611 play by William Shakespeare; it has spawned numerous further works of art in the theatre, in music, and in film
• The Tempest (Dryden), a 1667 adaptation of Shakespeare's play by John Dryden and William d'Avenant

Classical music and opera

• The Tempest (opera), a 2004 opera by Thomas Adès, after Shakespeare
• The Tempest (masque, semi-opera), opus Z 631, a 1695 (?) semi-opera by Purcell/Locke/Weldon, after Shadwell/Shakespeare
• The Tempest (Smith), a 1756 opera by John Christopher Smith
• The Tempest (Sullivan), Arthur Sullivan's 1861 incidental music to the Shakespeare play
• The Tempest (Sibelius), Jean Sibelius's 1926 incidental music to Shakespeare's play
• The Tempest (Tchaikovsky), 1873 symphonic fantasy after Shakespeare by Tchaikovsky
• "Tempest Sonata", an alternative name for Piano Sonata No. 17 by Ludwig van Beethoven

Popular music

• Tempest (band), an American folk rock group
• Tempest (musician), electronic/alternative American rock band founded by Gabrielle Wortman
• Tempest (UK band), a British progressive rock group
• Tempest (Christian rock band), an American Christian metal band
• Tempest (Jesse Cook album), 1995
• Tempest (Balflare album), 2006
• The Tempest (album), a 2007 album by Insane Clown Posse
• Tempest (Bob Dylan album), 2012
• Tempest (Tussle album), 2012
• "Tempest" (Deftones song), 2012
• "Tempest", a song by Delta-S on the 2007 album Voyage to Isis
• "The Tempest", a track by Mike Oldfield on the 2008 album Music of the Spheres
• "The Tempest", a track by Pendulum on the 2008 album In Silico
• "Tempest", a song by A Storm of Light on the 2009 album Forgive Us Our Trespasses

Film

• The Tempest (1911 film), a 1911 American silent film
• The Tempest (1979 film), a 1979 film by Derek Jarman, based on Shakespeare's play
• The Tempest (1998 film), a 1998 TV film by Jack Bender
• The Tempest (2010 film), a 2010 Julie Taymor film
• Tempest (1928 film), a 1928 John Barrymore film
• Tempest (1958 film), a 1958 Alberto Lattuada film
• Tempest (1982 film), a Paul Mazursky film

Television

• "Tempest" (Smallville), a 2002 episode of the television series Smallville
• The Tempest, a Dharma Initiative station on the television show Lost

Other

• Tempest (Bernice Summerfield), a 1998 Doctor Who spin-off novel
• Tempest (novel), a 2006 Star Wars novel
• The Tempest, a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novel by Susan Wright
• Tempest (video game), a 1981 arcade game from Atari
• Tempest (Magic: The Gathering), an expansion to the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game from the Rath block
• Land Speeder Tempest, a vehicle in the Warhammer 40,000 universe
• Tempest (comics), any of a variety of comic book titles and characters

People

• Joey Tempest (born 1963), Swedish rock singer
• Tempestt Bledsoe (born 1973), American actress
• Janne Suni, Finnish demoscener who goes by the handle of "Tempest"
• Tempest family, recusant family of northern England
• Marie Tempest (1864–1942), English actress

Transport

Air

• Hawker Tempest, a World War II-era British Royal Air Force fighter
• Moyes Tempest, a replica of a glider produced by Moyes Microlights

Ground

• Pontiac Tempest, a replica of an automobile produced by General Motors under the Pontiac brand
• Tempest, a variant of the Centurion tank found in Singapore
• Tempest MPV, a British army version of the Cougar military vehicle

Water

• Tempest (keelboat), a type of one-design keelboat
• Tempest (ship), a steamship of the Anchor Line that vanished in 1857
• USS Tempest, any of three United States military watercraft

See also

• All pages beginning with "Tempest"
• All pages beginning with "The Tempest"

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