Matteo Falcone
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A romantic drama based on a popular short story ("Mateo Falcone", 1829) by Prosper Merimée (1803 – 1870). The story of a Corsican man who kills his son in the name of justice.
Made into a short opera of the same name by the Russian composer César Cui (1906-1907) and into a film .
Performance history in South Africa
Performed in an English stage adaptation, translated by someone listed simply as "Wilson", by .
Translations and adaptations
Sources
Bosman, 1928: p. 419
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