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        • 2.2.2.2/4.2.2.1/perc/hp/str
        • SATB
        • 2S, 2T, 2Bar, 2B
        • 2 hr 2 min
        • Daniel Lesur
        • French

        Programme Note

        Lucrèce, wife of the great Florentine artist Andrea del Sarto, is secretly the mistress of Cordiani, with whom she is about to flee. The old caretaker Gremio, opposing the passage of the abductor, is killed by him. Andrea discovers that the seducer, become criminal, is his disciple, the one on whom relies the future of art. He protects him and orders him to leave Italy. Cordiani meets Lucrèce one last time, they are discovered and Andrea’s dishonor becomes public. A duel takes place, and Cordiani is seriously injured. Andrea remains alone and desperate. Knowing that Cordiani recovers and leaves Florence with Lucrèce, he sends his youngest pupil in pursuit with the following message: "Why did you run away so fast? The widow of Andrea del Sarto can marry Cordiani". Then he drinks the contents of a bottle and dies. But Lucrèce and Cordiani will be separate forever.