Le flibustier (Cui, César)

		Movements/Sections 23 numbers, including orchestral prelude and entr'actes Composition Year 1888-1889 Genre Categories Comic operas; Stage Works; Operas; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Russian language; French language

Sheet Music

• Vocal Scores (29)

Vocal Scores

 Front cover
*#21824 - 1.14MB, 1 pp. -  7.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (3) - V/V/V - 104x⇩

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 Dedication, title page, and preliminaries
*#13136 - 0.51MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 108x⇩

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 Prelude
*#13137 - 1.55MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 108x⇩

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Paris: Heugel & Cie., 1893. Plate H. & Cie. 7870

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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 Act I, Scene 1
*#14797 - 4.72MB, 29 (#10-38) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 103x⇩

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 Act I, Scene 2
*#14852 - 3.12MB, 19 (#39-57) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 74x⇩

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 Act I, Scene 3
*#14853 - 0.46MB, 3 (#58-60) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 70x⇩

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 Act I, Scene 4
*#14859 - 4.01MB, 25 (#61-85) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 74x⇩

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 Act I, Scene 5
*#15695 - 0.16MB, 1 (#86) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 68x⇩

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 Act I, Scene 6
*#15696 - 1.28MB, 8 (#87-94) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 71x⇩

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 Act I, Scene 7
*#15697 - 1.09MB, 7 (#95-101) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 72x⇩

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 Act I, Scene 8
*#15698 - 0.61MB, 4 (#102-105) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 70x⇩

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 Act I, Scene 9 (concluding with the Dances)
*#15699 - 3.38MB, 18 (#106-103) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 76x⇩

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Paris: Heugel & Cie., 1893. Plate H. & Cie. 7870

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 Entr'acte to Act II
*#15753 - 0.47MB, 3 (#124-126) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 75x⇩

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 Act II, Scene 1
*#15754 - 6.77MB, 42 (#127-168) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 80x⇩

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 Act II, Scene 2
*#15755 - 4.73MB, 28 (#169-196) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 76x⇩

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 Act II, Scene 3
*#15756 - 0.80MB, 5 (#197-201) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 66x⇩

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 Act II, Scene 4
*#15757 - 1.92MB, 12 (#202-213) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 71x⇩

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 Act II, Scene 5
*#15758 - 1.07MB, 7 (#214-220) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 74x⇩

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 Act II, Scene 6
*#15759 - 1.32MB, 8 (#221-228) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 70x⇩

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Paris: Heugel & Cie., 1893. Plate H. & Cie. 7870

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 Entr'acte to Act III
*#17736 - 0.89MB, 6 (#229-234) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 65x⇩

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 Act III, Scene 1
*#17737 - 4.95MB, 29 (#235-263) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 76x⇩

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 Act III, Scene 2
*#17738 - 0.66MB, 4 (#264-267) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 70x⇩

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 Act III, Scene 3
*#17739 - 2.53MB, 15 (#268-282) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 67x⇩

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 Act III, Scene 4
*#17740 - 3.00MB, 18 (#283-300) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 67x⇩

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 Act III, Scene 5
*#17741 - 3.45MB, 21 (#301-321) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 72x⇩

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 Front cover of score (color scan)
*#17742 - 0.43MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 62x⇩

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Paris: Heugel & Cie., 1893. Plate H. & Cie. 7870

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Russian

 Preliminaries, Prelude, and Act I
*#23829 - 11.18MB, 65 (facing #1-125) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 85x⇩

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 Act II
*#23830 - 7.51MB, 49 (#126-222) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 66x⇩

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 Act III
*#23831 - 6.35MB, 45 (#222-210) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 68x⇩

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Publisher Info.:

Moscow: A. Gutheil, n.d. (1911). Plate A. 9476 G. (Property of Heugel and Gutheil)

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Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Russian text by Cui, according to his letters; music cut in some spots compared to original French edition; scanning created vertical line on each page (will try to re-scan later on better machine -- L.N.).

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General Information

Work Title	Le flibustier
Alternative Title	By the Sea ; У моря

Composer	Cui, César
Movements/Sections	23 numbers, including orchestral prelude and entr'actes
Year/Date of Composition	1888-1889
First Performance	Paris, Opéra-Comique, 22 February 1894
First Publication	1893
Librettist	Jean Richepin (1849–1926)
Language	French; later translated into, performed, and published in Russian
Dedication	A Madame la Comtesse L. de Mercy-Argenteau
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	voices with orchestra

Misc. Comments

Section Listing

• Prélude
• Acte I
  • Scène 1 (Legoëz, Janik, Marie-Anne)
  • Scène 2 (Janik, Marie-Anne)
  • Scène 3 (Marie-Anne)
  • Scène 4 (Marie-Anne, Jacquemin)
  • Scène 5 (Marie-Anne)
  • Scène 6 (Marie-Anne, Legoëz, Janik)
  • Scène 7 (Les mêmes, Jacquemin)
  • Scène 8 (Marie-Anne, Jacquemin)
  • Scène 9 (Les mêmes, Legoëz, Janik, pêcheurs) [concludes with the Dances]
• Acte II
  • Entr'acte
  • Scène 1 (Legoëz, Jacquemin, Janik, Marie-Anne, voisins)
  • Scène 2 (Jacquemin, Janik)
  • Scène 3 (Janik)
  • Scène 4 (Janik, Marie-Anne)
  • Scène 5 (Les mêmes, Pierre)
  • Scène 6 ( (Les mêmes, Jacquemin)
• Acte III
  • Entr'acte [March]
  • Scène 1 (Legoëz, Pierre, Janik, Marie-Anne)
  • Scène 2 (Marie-Anne, Janik)
  • Scène 3 (Les mêmes, Jacquemin)
  • Scène 4 (Les mêmes, PIerre)
  • Scène 5 (Les mêmes, Legoëz, puis le voisins)

Note: The orchestral suite from this opera consists of the Prelude, March, and Dances.

External Links

• Wikipedia article

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Operas by César Cui
Neuhausen Castle (1859, unfinished) Prisoner of the Caucasus (1857–58, rev. 1881–82, 1885) The Mandarin's Son (1859) William Ratcliff (1861–68) Mlada (1872, Act I only) Angelo (1871–75) Le flibustier (1888–89) The Saracen (1896–98) Feast in Time of Plague (1899~1900?)	Undina (1900–04?, unfinished) Mademoiselle Fifi (1902–03) The Snow Bogatyr (1905) Mateo Falcone (1906–07) The Captain's Daughter (1907–09) Little Red Riding-Hood (1911) Ivan the Fool (1913) Puss-in-Boots (1913)