Pir vo
vremja chumy
Feast in time of plague; Ein Gelage waehrend der Pest
dramatic scenes of A. Pushkin
Composed by Cesar Cui
Date of composition: ca. 1889-1897, 1895-1897, 1900
First Performed: 1901
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Cast of Characters
- Chairman (Walsingham): baritone
- Young Man: tenor
- Priest: bass
- Mary: mezzo-soprano
- Louisa: soprano
Setting: England
Synopsis
At a banquet during the Black Plague in London, revelries continue while
death surrounds the feasters.
Act I
Act II
Act III
Extra Information
Author: Lyle Neff, lneff@ucs.indiana.edu
Last Updated: June 1995