Cigale (ballet) (Massenet, Jules)

For the concert suite extracted from this ballet, see Cigale (suite).

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	2 acts
Composition Year	1902 Summer
Genre Categories	Ballets; Theatrical Works; Divertissements; For voice, female chorus, orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the soprano voice; Scores featuring female chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; French language; For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr)

Sheet Music

Act I
*#848143 - 12.76MB, 125 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 14×⇩ - Massenetique

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Act II
*#848144 - 11.34MB, 112 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 11×⇩ - Massenetique

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Language	French
Publisher. Info.	Autograph Manuscript, 1902.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes	Includes the scenario text in an unidentified copyist's hand; sung text is in Massenet's hand. This file is based on high-resolution images obtained from BNF using a method explained on this page. Converted to monochrome, cropped, de-skewed and optimized.
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Complete Score
*#774893 - 3.92MB, 91 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 97×⇩ - Massenetique

Language	French / English
Translator	Justin Thomas Plank (b. 1981), English text
Publisher. Info.	Paris: Heugel & Cie., n.d.[1903]. Plate H.et Cie.21,250.
Reprinted	Justin T. Plank, 2022.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score
*#04475 - 4.69MB, 91 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 612×⇩ - Massenetique

Complete Score
*#38263 - 3.74MB, 92 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 313×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2009/8/29)

Language	French
Publisher. Info.	Paris: Heugel & Cie., n.d.[1903]. Plate H.et Cie.21,250.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
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Complete Score
*#599052 - 0.71MB, 6 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 37×⇩ - Morel

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Morel (2019/11/27)

Arranger	Composer
Publisher. Info.	Album Musica, No.18 Paris: Pierre Lafitte, 1904.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Work Title	Cigale
Alternative. Title	Divertissement-ballet en deux actes
Composer	Massenet, Jules
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	DO 465
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	IJM 49
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	2 acts : Premier acte Prélude Cigale dort Le réveil de Cigale La toilette de Cigale La pauvrette Le ronde des cigales Madame Fourmi Le garçon de banque Le petit ami Le divin baiser (Cantabile) Deuxième acte Interlude: Vieux Noël La messe de minuit Valse-tourbillon des autans Ouvre-moi ta porte (Variations) La mort de Cigale Berceuse angélique
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1902 Summer
First Performance.	1904/02/04 Paris: Opéra-Comique
First Publication.	1903, Paris: Heugel
Copyright Information	Publication noted in the Bibliographie de la France : 92^e année, 2^e série, Nº 22, 30 Mai 1903, p.372, reg.2806 (arr. piano) 93^e année, 2^e série, Nº 21, 21 Mai 1904, p.340, reg.2479 (orchestra).
Librettist	Henri Cain (1857–1937), scenario
Language	French
Dedication	à Mademoiselle Chasles de l'Opéra-Comique
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Romantic
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	soprano, female chorus, orchestra
Extra Information	Wikipedia article Premiere was in May 1903, according to BdlF 1903 p.372. However, no such performance is recorded in the calendars of the Opéra-Comique, whereas the 1904 date is verified by these same records (Wild/Charlton: Théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique Paris: répertoire 1762-1972, Paris: 2005).