son away from the house, says prayers with him, and kills him with a single gunshot. Bibliography César Cui. Матео Фальконе: драматическая сцена (по Меримэ и Жуковского). Фортепианное переложение с пением. [Mateo Falcone: dramatic scene (after Mérimée and Zhukovsky). Piano-vocal score.] Москва: П. Юргенсон, 1907. External links Piano-vocal score at IMSLP Russian libretto in KOI-8 encoding Russian libretto in transliteration Operas by César Cui Russian-language operas 1907 operas Operas One-act operas Operas based on works by Prosper Mérimée