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Mateo Falcone (opera)
''Mateo Falcone'' () is a one-act opera composed by César Cui during 1906–1907. (Actually, Cui designated the genre of this work as "dramatic scene.") The libretto was adapted by the composer from Prosper Mérimée's like-named story from 1829 and Vasily Zhukovsky's verse rendering thereof. It was premiered on 14 December 1907 (Old Style and New Style dates, Old Style), at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow (the work was given along with the composer's early one-act comic opera, ''The Mandarin's Son''). The premiere production of ''Mateo'' was a failure; the work never became part of the standard operatic repertoire in Russia, and seems never to have been performed again. Background This opera constitutes the last of three short serious operas by this composer, the other two being ''A Feast in Time of Plague (Cui opera), A Feast in Time of Plague'' and ''Mademoiselle Fifi (opera), Mademoiselle Fifi''. The musical setting of the text of ''Mateo Falcone'' has a declamatory-melodic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cesar Cui
Cesar, César or Cèsar may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''César'' (film), a 1936 film directed by Marcel Pagnol * ''César'' (play), a play by Marcel Pagnolt * César Award, a French film award Places * Cesar, Portugal * Cesar River, a river within the Magdalena Basin of Colombia * Cesar River, Chile * Cesar Department, Colombia Other uses * César (grape), an ancient red wine grape from northern Burgundy * French ship ''César'' (1768), ship of the line, destroyed 1782 * Recife Center for Advanced Studies and Systems (C.E.S.A.R), in Brazil * Cesar, a brand of dog food manufactured by Mars, Incorporated People with the given name * César (footballer, born May 1979), César Vinicio Cervo de Luca, Brazilian football centre-back * César (footballer, born July 1979), Clederson César de Souza, Brazilian football winger * César Alierta (born 1945), Spanish businessman * César Augusto Soares dos Reis Ribela (born 1995), Brazilian footballer * César ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
