Tempest Explained

Tempest is a synonym for a storm.

The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare.

Tempest or The Tempest may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Films

• The Tempest (1908 film), a British silent film
• The Tempest (1911 film), an American silent film
• Tempest (1928 film), a John Barrymore film
• The Tempest (1935 film), a Chinese film of the 1930s
• Tempest (1958 film), an Alberto Lattuada film
• The Tempest (1960 film), an American television film
• The Tempest (1963 film), an Australian television film
• The Tempest (1979 film), a film by Derek Jarman
• Tempest (1982 film), a Paul Mazursky film
• The Tempest, a 1998 made-for-TV film by Jack Bender
• The Tempest (2010 film), a Julie Taymor film
• Tempest, a 2012 film by Rob Curry and Anthony Fletcher
• Tempest (2015 film), an animated short film

Literature

• Tempest (Bulis novel), a 1998 Doctor Who spin-off novel by Christopher Bulis
• Tempest (Denning novel), a 2006 Star Wars novel by Troy Denning
• The Tempest (Dryden and D'Avenant play), a 1667 adaptation of Shakespeare's play by John Dryden and William d'Avenant
• The Tempest, a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novel by Susan Wright
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Music

Classical music

• The Tempest (Sullivan), Arthur Sullivan's 1861 incidental music to Shakespeare's play
• The Tempest (Sibelius), Jean Sibelius's 1926 incidental music to Shakespeare's play
• The Tempest (Tchaikovsky), an 1873 symphonic fantasy by Tchaikovsky
• "Tempest Sonata" or Piano Sonata No. 17, a piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven
• The Tempest, Op. 46 (1880), a symphonic poem by Zdeněk Fibich

Operas

• The Tempest (Adès), a 2004 opera by Thomas Adès
• The Tempest (Hoiby), a 1986 opera by Lee Hoiby, after Shakespeare
• La Tempesta, a 1850 opera in Italian, by Fromental Halévy, after Shakespeare
• The Tempest (Smith), a 1756 opera by John Christopher Smith
• The Tempest, opus Z 631, a 1695 (?) semi-opera attributed to Henry Purcell

Bands

• Tempest (Celtic rock band), an American Celtic rock band group
• Tempest (musician), electronic/alternative American rock band founded by Gabrielle Wortman
• Tempest (UK band), a British progressive rock group
• Tempest (South Korean band), a South Korean boy group
• Tempest (Christian rock band), an American Christian metal band
• The Tempest (band), a UK pop band

Albums

• Tempest (Balflare album) (2006)
• Tempest (Jesse Cook album) (1995)
• Tempest (Bob Dylan album) (2012)
• The Tempest (album), a 2007 album by Insane Clown Posse
• Tempest (Tussle album) (2012)

Songs

• "Tempest" (Deftones song) (2012)
• "Tempest" (Bob Dylan song) (2012)
• "Tempest", a song by Namie Amuro, part of a triple A-side single "Naked"/"Fight Together"/"Tempest"
• "Tempest", a 2007 song by Delta-S from Voyage to Isis
• "Tempest", a 2018 song by Low from Double Negative
• "Tempest", a 2018 song by Lucius from Nudes
• "The Tempest", a 2008 track by Mike Oldfield from Music of the Spheres
• "The Tempest", a 2008 track by Pendulum from In Silico
• "Tempest", a 2009 song by A Storm of Light from Forgive Us Our Trespasses
• "7empest" (pronounced "tempest"), a 2019 song by Tool from Fear Inoculum

Paintings

• The Tempest (Giorgione), a 1508 work by Giorgione
• The Tempest, a 1913–1914 painting by Oskar Kokoschka also known as The Bride of the Wind

Sculptures

• The Tempest (La Tempête) sculpture by Auguste Rodin
• The Tempest (Hebald), an outdoor sculpture by Milton Hebald in Central Park, New York, U.S.

Television

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

Other arts and entertainment

• Tempest (comics), various comic book titles and characters
• Tempest (video game), a 1981 arcade game from Atari
• Tempest (Magic: The Gathering), an expansion to the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game
• Tempest, a fictional starship in the video game
• Tempest, the second original class introduced in the video game Diablo Immortal.

Military

• Hawker Tempest, a World War II–era British Royal Air Force fighter plane
• BAE Systems Tempest, a planned British Royal Air Force fighter plane
• HMS Tempest (H71), an R-class destroyer launched in 1917
• HMS Tempest (N86), a T-class submarine launched in 1941
• USS Tempest (1862), a Civil War gunboat
• USS Tempest (1869), a monitor renamed USS Yuma
• USS Tempest (PC-2), a Cyclone-class coastal patrol ship launched in 1992
• SD Tempest, a tugboat supporting the United Kingdom's Naval Service
• Operation Tempest, a World War II operation of the Polish Home Army
• Tempest, a variant of the Centurion tank used in Singapore
• Tempest MPV, a British army version of the Cougar military vehicle

People

• Tempest (surname)
• Tempest Anderson (1846–1913), English ophthalmic surgeon, amateur photographer and vulcanologist
• Tempestt Bledsoe (born 1973), American actress
• Tempest DuJour, American drag queen
• Tempest Storm, stage name of American exotic dancer, burlesque dancer, and film actress Annie Blanche Banks (1928–2021)

Transportation

• Tempest (ship), a steamship of the Anchor Line that vanished in 1857
• Tempest (keelboat)
• Moyes Tempest, a glider produced by Moyes Microlights
• Pontiac Tempest, an automobile produced by General Motors from 1961 to 1970 and 1987 to 1991
• VinFast Tempest, an electric scooter manufactured by VinFast

Other uses

• Tempest (codename), a standard of shielding for wires and computers used by the U.S. and other governments
• Tempest Peak, a mountain in Ross Dependency, Antarctica
• Tempest Stele, a stele erected by Egyptian Pharaoh Ahmose I c. 1550 BC
• The Tempest (media company), digital media startup, founded 2016
• Tempest, a brand operated by the department store Menarys
• Tempest, the watermelon flavor of the chewing gum 5 in Australia and New Zealand

See also

• Der Sturm (opera), a German-language opera by Frank Martin
  • • The Tempests (disambiguation)