The Dangerous Liaisons

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497 51 Susa/Littell IThe Dangerous Liaisons I Piano/Vocal Score
THE
DANGEROUS
LIAISONS
Opera in Three Acts
Music by Conrad Susa

Libretto by Philip Littell
Commissioned by the San Francisco Opera
Vocal Score
Piano Reduction by the Composer
Based on the original novel in French,

"LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES ou LETTRES,
recuellies dans une Societe, et publiees pour 1'instruction
de quelques autres. Par M. C. ..... DEL. .. "
by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (published in 1782)
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THE
DANGEROUS
LIAISONS
An Opera in Three Acts
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Marquise de MERTEUIL (mezzo-soprano) ................................................................................... a wealthy widow

La Vicomte de VALMONf (baritone) ................................................................................... a notorious rake-hell
Madame de ROSEMONDE (soprano) ........................................................................................................ his aunt
Presidente de TOURVEL (soprano) ................................................................................ her friend, a judge's wife
Madame de VOLANGES (mezzo-soprano) ...................................................... another widow, cousin to Merteuil
CECILE de Volanges (soprano) ............................................ her daughter, betrothed to a Monsieur de Gercourt
Chevalier de DANCENY (tenor) .............................................................. a young gentleman in love with Cecile
also:
EMILIE (soprano) ......................................................................................................................................... a whore

AZOLAN (baritone) ...................................................................................................................Valmont's chasseur
JULIE (soprano) ................................................................................................................................Tourvel's maid
VICTOIRE (mezzo-soprano) ........................................................................................................... Merteuil's maid
MONSIEUR BERTRAND (baritone) .............................................Valmont's and Rosemonde's family solicitor
FATHER ANSELME (mute) ..................................................................................................Tourvel's confessor
and other servants, nuns, seconds, le beau monde etc. (at least 12, to double as backstage chorus).
An historical note
We are in the world of the recently enobled, upwardly mobile
upper class of mid-eighteenth century France.
It is the world of Paris, not Versailles; a world where the cadet branches
of the old aristocracy meet the socially conscious noblesse de robe;
a cafe society far too vigourous to be decadent; brilliant,
experimental and just beginning to feel the first sweet stirrings
of the Romantic and the Sentimental.
Family comes first, then money, and love is your own business.
ET IN ARCADIA EGO
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Catalog No. 4975
to Craig Noel
The Dangerous Liaisons

Libretto by PHILIP LITTELL Music by CONRAD SUSA
after the novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
Act One
(France, ca. 1740, high summer. The grand estate of Madame de Rosemonde in the country outside Paris.)
No. 1 Introduction
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Dangerous Liaisons - Introduction
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(...and sees Valmont's desires.) Dangerous Liaisons - Introduction
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ACT I - Scene 1 - No. 2
Scene One
The salon of Madame de Rosemonde's chateau outside of Paris.
A stifling late summer afternoon. It has just stopped raining, the sun is out again.
In one corner of the room, the Chevalier de Danceny is giving Cecile de Volanges her harp lesson. Some distance away,
on the other side, a card game is in progress. The players are Madame de Rosemonde and her houseguests, Madame de
Volanges, Madame de Tourvel and Monsieur de Valmont.
Madame de Merteuil, dressed in travelling clothes, has broken away from the card players and roams the room restlessly,
finally going towards the windows from where she can both look outside and keep an eye on the room.
For a long time, the only sounds are the stop and start of the harp lesson, the exchange of a word or two between the card
players, the high whine of the cicadas outside and a dripping of leaves and old gutters.
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(Segue No. 4)
No. 4 Recitative and Trio

(The ladies settle in for a little chat.)
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Is-n't she won.der-ful for her age?
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Eight-y, is- n't she?
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must ev - 'ry thing he does -
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stay so long.
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can you have in com-mon with a man like that? You
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Are_ you pre-pared to pay that price?
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(Segue No. 5)
No. 5 Trio
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(Segue - No. 6)
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No. 6 Recitative and Duet

(Servants start to bring in food, set up tables, lay clothes, etc. The atmosphere is pleasantly disordered, informal.)
Con moto (J = ca. 76)
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Tourvel
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pents. VOLANGES nf
Volanges " I
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Why you?
MERTEUIL Ill/ ,- 3---,
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Merteuil
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an- y man!
Dis-cus-ing
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(Volanges and Merteuil move toward the food. Valmont and Tourvel are left alone together. Cecile and Danceny also move toward the food.
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(noticing aparticularly Moderato ma con moto (J =ca. 90)
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looks so de - li-cious!
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Sir, you have not told me ev'.. ry- thing. I have un-cov - ered your
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Yes - ter-day I had you fol-lowed,... on your

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walk... to_ a cer-tain vil-lage, whereit is saidyou ren - der acts of kind - ness, of
Walk?
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to a pea-sant fam - i - ly that was in mi-se-ry ... Why do you hide this from me?
Piu mosso
VALMONT
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im - i ta - ted vice. I sought to sur - pass in deed and re - nown the
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sin - ner. And still, some sin - ful pride min - gles with the shame you
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32 Poco meno mosso
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You make me wish that...
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com-pared to yours.
Poco meno mosso
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36 (evasive, shy) p
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that you were my bro - ther.
v.
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(A clock starts to chime six o'clock.)

3 3 Clock strikes 1, 2, 3
rail.__________ (interrupted)
40 (unsure, embarassed) P /':I iii
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I do not know.
v.
Would that be hap pi-ness? rail. ___________ _
No. 7 Sextet (Soliloquies)

(An enchantment falls on the company, a conversational lull, a companionable silence, as the room is suddenly bathed
in a golden light from the setting sun ... All are lost in their own thoughts, or their thoughts about each other...
Time has stopped.)
Andantino grazioso (J. =ca. 54)
4
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(entire cast always delicate and full of wonderment)
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CECILE
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How _ _ -
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can they not blush _ _ when men
DANCENY -
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skin _ _ un - der - neath _ _ what she wears!
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c;;-my mo.ther's friend be mine? Ma-dame
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, La - dy not to be de -l.~ed?
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is so kind. She says I must ex - pect to find him cold. Mon-sieur de Ger-court is ver - y old.
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and in love's game
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' Oh, how trans - pa - rent her skin, '
how cold _ _ her hand!
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with _ _ all my heart!
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All a wo - man can do __ is un - der stand!

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all, all my heart!
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need to lie down _ and Joos - en my stays, so I can
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(with delicate excitement)

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Look, how he trem - bles! Oh, a tear!
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I want her to
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not see
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his good-ness, his
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and the yearn - ing for God in his face!
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fright - ened love, have no fear! Be not fright - ened
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give! I want her to give what I al - read-y could de - mand!
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When will they all

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Be not fright - ened love, have no fear!
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(Entire cast in a kind of swoon.)
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(Segue No. 8)
No. 8 Recitative
(The silvery chiming of a mantel clock brings everyone back to reality.)
(Recit.)
(4, 5, 6. The clock resumes chiming six o'clock.)
1 1 1 a/ (calling overJo Cecile and Danceny)
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Volanges
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Chil-dren, why don't you sing for us?
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Some-thing you have pre-pared.
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Danceny
M Ma-dame, I am not well.

(Recit.)
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He is not well!
(lying badly) , - 3----, (moves reluctantly to the harp)
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That _ is to say ... my throat would not do jus - tice to the mu - sic ...
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per-haps the Che-va-lier would like a choc' -late.
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lit- tie
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' cile, give us a song! Did I say

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CECILE (in a passion)

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Oh, you've ruin-ed our sur-prise!
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T.
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- dame de Ro-se-monde had asked if you had learnt, the old one.
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(sulking) -
Then re-hearse it
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by all means.
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It is-n't read-y .
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Now I must in - sist!
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(full of charm, irresistable) Menomosso
rit. MERTEUIL rwp ____i:::= 3---.,
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rwp Oh please! Ce - cile.
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Well, ... per-naps .... Conmoto Meno mosso
42
Cecile glows, even Danceny brightens up. They go right to their instruments. Merteuil' s command of the situation has not been lost
on anyone. All take their places for a concert no one wants to play or hear.) Con moto
18 ...-...,. accel. -------:--.....
cresc. 3
----
rail. _______________________ _
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No. 9 Duet
Quasi allegretto (Ballad style: acting out the parts)
(a false start)
(d
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=ca. 44) I [VI-
Cecile r~ I .. -
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The ...
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(He plays)
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6 dolefully
Tht!,m - pri - soned maid, guard _ _ _ the_

nf dolefully (corrects her with a glance)
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The arm man, guard ___ the_
43
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se - crets __ of their hearts.
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- - Tourvel does likewise.)
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I am __ -
not __
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as brave
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as you!" (pleased with Cecile)

espr. amoroso
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my
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knight_ was
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(Volanges thinks the concert is over, and starts to rise.

42 Tourvel pulls her back down )
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ev - er, ev - er as brave or true"
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(Merteuil and Valmont are suppressing giggles.)
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Arm - ed maid - en, tht(jm - pri - soned man, your

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Arm - ed maid - en, im - pri - soned man, your hearts__ must_
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(Cecile falters, losing her place.)
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well _ _ ...
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hearts _ _ must_ guard_ your sec - re ts (Danceny quickly helps; he doesn't miss a beat!)
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guard_ your sec - rets well Un - til... Un - ti!
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death _ _ will set you free, un - ti! death
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set _ __
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of all, you
molto ralL __ (Recit.)

71 (fearing Danceny's disapproval)
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of all! It was not!
TOURVEL (enchanted)
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Oh, that was love-ly! (to Danceny, with guarded approval)
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Yes, that was love-ly. (grimly)
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free of all! A- gain!
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46
No. 10 Recitative with Trio

-DE] (sempre sot to voce)
~A ..,, II DANCENY pp
Danceny
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(Danceny plays, with rather grim determination at first, then gradually relaxing.)
,.;;.-~.. ::::::- .. .. ..
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The
Harp
(sounds on
stage)
l :
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MERTEUIL (Recit.)
arJ (urgently)
i
(a mocking curtsy)
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Mon-sieur de
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Val-mont!
-
arJ (a mocking bow)

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VALMONT
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Valmont
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Ma-dame_ de Mer - teuil!
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(At this point the harp, Cecile, Tourvel and Danceny go into a slower tempo, ending where indicated. The orchestra, Merteuil, and
Valmont pursue an independent tempo, as needed by their scene. The two groups do not align, and the Harp Ensemble should
remain inaudible. Orchestra, Merteuil and Valmont dominate the scene.)
~A..,, II 1 CE~LE (nervous softly! (falters) courageously)
c.
I
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A ... II
med maid ...
-
TOURVEL (helpfully)
T.
. Th'im - pri - son'd maid ...
D.
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(C., T., D., harp are inaudible. The notes are to flesh-out the slow-motion pantomime.)
....... (sulks)
c.
...
T.
"oil
... (correcting her)

(sinks into a reverie, hums)
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Guard se - erets of their
Harp
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Con moto (J =ca. 92)
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(Danceny is pained by Cecile's distress.)
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make your move.
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(Ah' she knows this bit )

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la la la la
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(Danceny melts toward her again.)
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that wins at cards and love.
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la la la la la la
(comes up for air)
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er, nev er _ __ wed.
I ..
-
20 * (ironic tenderness) a tempo ~
v.(~"'
r-..
:~~~-~~~*8~-~~-~~~
r ~ i.......1 - I I
dealt, 0 Queen of Hearts, 0 Heart that will not melt; of all the Hearts you hold, I
a tempo
- -
..
r I
p
~
J.. -., J cresc.j i-..1
:ii- 11'-
J..-....J
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3 3 3 3 3 3
49
"A....., olt L l'P

c.
...
A"' II
(Unable to resist.) f'P ~
'"Oh, my -
brave
T.
...
A" II l ~
'"Oh,
(She:)
.;. -
brave
(lets the girls have it)
D.
~ "Oh, my brave ...
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i.
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.
L
~
Harp ~ ~
J
24

I ,; ~ - !.. -
v. II"' =
I
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I
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am the Knave. Do not dis - card me.
, ,,.-
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3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
c "'"'"
'"' ...
knight! oh, my
I
brave knight!
.
A
T.
... knight!
-oh, my
...
brave knight!
D "
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Harp l__-.../ 1___../ -t

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1
28
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1-'A
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If you're my
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v. :
- - - - : -
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"' Play me. I am your slave.
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L.!J 3
50
r 11 11 \,,111 11 \,,111 11 ,,__,
.,
,,. (The women are very pleased with themselves .)

c.
., - ~ .. -as
.. I am not as brave you!"
T.
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. I am not as brave _ _ _ as you!"
D.
I',.
-
Harp
!.;. cant.
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32
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M.
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v. -
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slave,
-
why do you
-
dis - 0 - bey?
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With a lit - tie
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c.
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.
T.
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.. (He:) (lightly, gallantly) (sempre sotto voce)
D.
-
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I',. "Oh, my La - - - - dy! Oh, my
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A
Harp
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I
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36
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(with vehemence barely concealed beneath her outward charm)
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r __ want to be_ re -
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pa - tie nee
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we
I
both -
can have our
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way.
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cresc. ~-.. l'i J - 3
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colla voce
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c
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A
(gradually getting lost in her thoughts)
T.
.i
(with doleful gaiety) "_was
A
D
-
M' La - - - - - dy! No knight was
-
...
Harp
l .. molto accel.
I
Agitato
I
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40
<Ji =Ji)
M
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venged! That
I
ass
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Ger - court does
_h -
not _ de - serve a_
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.
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ev - --- - er, ev - - - - - - - er as
D
T'~ -
ev - - - -er, ev - -
..
er
-as brave "~r
!.
...
I
Harp
J J I I I I J j J
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44
i.fA (getting down to it) nif espr. I
M
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~
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-
- . ..
vir - gin bride! I want you to
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v. I
: - - '""
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r. No hus-band is as-sured of that!
I IA
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-- - - - - : - .- - - -
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52
,., ,. (sea
t /'mgagancea tD anceny
c
.,
.. "As brave as
T
D
.,
.. brave -- as -~ you!"
M' -
true!"
,.
Harp
!. 48
J
I
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l~
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M. - u
I
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" have Ce - cile de Vo - langes. arp calmo

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v. : - .-
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I am bus - v with Ma
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poco
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c
...
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...... l'JI (to herself!
La la
T.
.,
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(as if imparting to Cecile a secret message) ",.PP
D
..,. - - - - - - -
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Arm ect maid en, im
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Harp
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52
I;' II (changing her tack)
~ '
M
r
" -
Fif-teen years old! (praising Tourvel
--3
instea~
.... 1-
v. ~-. ~
!'...
dame de Tour - vel...
I
Hap - pi - ly -
mar-ried, a real
I
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53
,,_A .M 'II'
c.
&I
la la la la la la
(notices the singing again)
T.
"'"II
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II
00
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-
A"
D.
I I
M' prison - ed man, Your hearts must _ _
,, .....
Harp
!. 56
i 2. 12 i
..,;
I
.
:::::::::-
molto accel.
--
~
(not giving up)

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M. -
- -
v.
91
.. ~ .. :
L-
The girl has no
I I I I
~
chal- lenge. She is a ver - y pi - ous la - dy.
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l;i
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Ill .. ~~rdu~
I
p colla parte
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c.
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A" II
I
la -
la _ _ _ la la
I
la
T.
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D
,,, guard your
I
se - - - erets
I
well...
"' .. 11
Harp
!. ::::-.
..

I
..
(J = ca. 112)
,,..-..
61 Sempre con moto
I _..
1 ,,I II I
- I
- I
M.
,91 I
mo - rals at all! She is quite un - formed. _
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A
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de -
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91
T-r L..!..
3
L..L
3
L..!..
3
54
(Once more Cecile falters, losing her place.)

,., ..... 41
c.
., la
..... 41 pp (helpfully)
.,
-
T.
D.
~
..... 41
ti!
- - ~et
(Danceny helps out again. Shows her the place.
"free,"_
Un - death will you ...
!.
..... 41
Harp
..
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..
I
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M. - ., -
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Ii - cious bud. or_
v. I
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r I I I I
' And far too eas - - y. Hard - ly worth-y of my time ...

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3
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ri
L..r. L..r. LL
LL . .. ..
---
3 3 3 3
(relaxed, at last, gaining in confidence, guarded intimacy!
.,, ..... 41 pp (gratefully! pp sempre
c.
...
..... 41
-
"free,"_
(Touroel also tries to help, almost whispering.) ppLa
la la
--
--
T.
... Un - ti! death
.... 41 (he resumes) I! sempre :--
D
r" Un - ti! death sets
!.
..... 41
Harp I a :a I I
"
72
lot"
- mp I
M.
.., - - - - - --
v. '"
I
-
I
re - pu -
I
ta - tion!
.. oft. . j,.. .ft..j,.. ..
"
A -
..
de - Ii
-
-
I
cious
.. -
I' ...com - plete - ly in - cap-a- ble of love. She will
.J espr._ _
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"------
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~ espr. r r if 1'rr ;~;

5
r- . ~l.:r lr u
:
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I ..J~J J~J Jr:::=:::::_ J ..J~J
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3
L..r.
3
L.!.
3
L:C:.
3
L.!.
3
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3
L.!.
3
L.!.
3
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3
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3
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55
""'A Ji. ilt

c.
,. . 11 s~ts
., you free, La la
T.
...
,. .... sets you free ...
D
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- you free. Un - -
I
Iii
Harp
!.
""""
.. _. ~ ~= .'if:
77
M. "'".., . . -- ~
~- -. -
I I
bud! A de - Ii - cious bud!

~ :tt.. .it- - - ...
v. . - "
" - - ~- -
~
-
" fall in - to bed pure-ly out of cur - i - o - si - ty. She is not for
-I
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3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
c ""'""""
... la
I
la la
....
la
- .;
la
~
A" ll (sweetly; her favorite part)

T.
... ~ - til death
I I
sets you
A" ll
D
l"'f death
I
sets you - free of
I
Harp !. """"
82
..
I
:
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..
M
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.
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. ... ., _ ..n
And the "ver - y pi-ous"La-dy, will she sa-tis-fy you?_ r--3
- -
--
v.
I
I
"A"=' I me!

,,.-...... ....-----, Wait till I've had her be-fore you run her
I t:'I
-- ,.
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pp rwp
~
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v_/ :::=---. r. . ~
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-
PP dolciss
,, .... .11 .-
c
.., la la la la
A"' .ii (looks away)
T.
.., free! of all!
.,. ., iiPP dolciss.
D
- -
l''f all, sets you

A"' i -
Harp
j. ~ *
...
~ * -
87
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- mf
-
...
LPio mosso
.. .. .. - L- JI._
Tl
JI._
- 1.._
r-3--,
-
M.
tJ
- -- - .. ~
- - --
Oh, yes, her heart will beat for you ... with fear. Per - haps you will_ en-joy that.
-........ . t:I
,
v.
I'- down. Pio mosso
Lj~ J7.J J.-r:J I ~

I
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- -- - - - - - - -
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3
T-~~
3
'.6.
3
(The Trio finished at last, Volanges wakes up
with a start and applauds. More chocolate is
,,, .... i
served and sipped.} (Tacet)
c.
.,
A"' .ii
you free of
,..
all!
(Tacet)
T.
... free of
,..
all!
(Tacet)
.... .ii
D.
l'T free
-- of all! ,..
!.
A" i - - (Tacet)
Harp
..
I
~ ~
...
'!' ad lib.
-
92
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-- .- .- -. -,- - - -
-- .- -- -- - .,._
rJ-,
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3 rJ-,
.
M.
v.
eJ
....... ,....
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**"
-
I
No, ...
-.- -- ,_
,
im-pa-tient. I am - r
run-ning out of time if I in-tend to pre-sent de
-
t:I
- .- .,_
1 UW' ~-
Ger-court with a
---- -----
I
~
You are jeal-ous!
- .- t:I
. .-
A
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-
... =-
nrp
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p
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1"1
nrp p
' t:I
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57
ancora poco piu mosso
97 (Merteuil looks towards Danceny and Cecile while Valmont applauds politely, silently.) ,---3---,
- -
"
.. - - - -
I
- - -
--
M.
r-.e.1 - - ,_ - - ....... r I I -
~'l~b"d
rum-e n e. That young man is too slow. They look in - to each oth-er' s eyes and sigh, e - ven when left a -
IA - I I
.
.., l:f!": -
p - -
L L-& L ..-: ._.: . -

:
... ,_ -
102 poco rit. Meno mosso (J =ca. 96) (She has a plan ready.)
_,A
-..,
I
- 3
M
-lone! : :
An
"
ob- sta-cle ... I
v.
. ........ -
rwp (thoughtfully) IL,......~~ C-- 3
--,
" All an-y lov-er needs _ is an ob-sta.cle.
..,
"'- -
poco rit.
.
q-r;
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106
~
M.ll!'fl
Piumosso
- r
thank you,
I r I
my friend
(Recit.) (An inspiration hits.)
r - ...-
And I must tell you, by the way,
- r-3--,
that her
~ ~ ~ 1m *.J~J:..i~J ..J t:t.
!P.~n .
T
Lt.~ ~t: t:t.
1~ ~3-, ~3-, r-3~
M. ijf #w u , J~ !]
moth-er,
u w #J
who knows you all_ too well...
, J~ qg w
Yes, all_ too well!
w , n Bf q4J ,w J#J..
1
Has ex - posed_ your_ char-ac-ter_

(ruefully) j r;:.!-, t:t.
v. It>= - - ' ~ rr r F
Oh, all _ too well!
l - I w
t:t. t:t.
l~
I
t:t.
n L t:t.
58
Grande rail._________ Moderato, lusingando

(110)
(She lets this sink in She's on target)
-..,-
,.,I A 3
.. . ... .
~
M. - ~
-- ,_ -
r
- to Ma-dame de Tour-vel. If you
v. '"
-
,..
,_
- - - '~
- - .
~
And if
- I help you?
Grande rail. _________ Moderato, lusingando
-..,- ----- . ---- .. ...----- -

It r--3--, I I
-- .,,....._....... .,_- ,_ ~
~ espr. ~' ~ l1d lf9"

ntp
1, I J J._J espr. 1~
Il
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3
113
.,IA
3
.- ...
M.
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y-
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r
-
- - -- - -
I ~
do as you're told, and give me proof... Then,
v. '"
- ... !'- ~
~
I al - ways do.
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M.
117
.,IA
-
eJ
.
Jl.
Knave
------ - 1.-
"
takes
piu p (sotto voce)
I
Queen! _ _
-
. -
- - -- ., ...
r-3--,
(che~ily)
- .. ..-
v. ~
I..-
- - - ~
- ~
,..
,
' takes Queen! And what will you do till then?
It~. ~J.:f.-..--..::::::JJ i.J

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i---- -- I b.t::
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pp
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.. - I ....
,
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-
r
- -
r r (Segue No. 11, attacca)
59
No. 11 Cavatina
Quasi allegretto (J =ca. 112)
"'f (casually seductive) ,---- 3
Merteuil r~~
I io-..J .,, - I I I
~
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--
There is a house near - by, ___ hid-den a - way, _ _ a
" -
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1~,
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p
po co
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.
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~
====- ::::==- sempre szm.
poco rail. __ _________ a tempo
6
... u.
- ,--3-----,
[~
JI. - '
.
M
..
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I ..,.... .., "
sum - mer pav - i - lion, a tern - pie of May. There, in my bow'r, _
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=
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... ---= - -
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D~
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12 ,--3----, , - 3----, ,-- 3----,
M. IT&"r r I f 1J J hf Ir r II t ~j j r qr . FD ' r J J J~r I

en ter - tain _ __ in per - feet dis - ere - tion _ _ __ my a-non-y-mous
~ =----..
--==== ===--
17 Poco meno mosso (J = ca. 100)

r--3--.,
is brought there blind-fold - ed, _ un -
3 3 3 3 3
60
Act I - Scene I - No. 11
22
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
M.
26
ossia:
I
.---Ji -
he un dress es a diff' - rent dis guise. I __
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
31
:::::::=- p dolciss. (a tempo) (J =ca. 112)
~" . . . J J J-J J J- J)
M. I -- - - - -
-
~.,
- - - - . - "
"
I
-
I
- be - come_ man - y WO - men, he be - comes man - y men,
" - - - - - -
~:., p
-
.- -
-ti
I
==== -
..
,,_ - -t
-
I
===-
- ~ - -
I ==== -
u
,_
~
-j.
I
---
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-ti
:::::::=-
- ~
37
Meno mosso (J =ca. 100)
::::::- s im.
61
Act I - Scene I - No. 12
M
Ii1~'. r
41
! .. ~ _.
1rr I
dolciss.
'""'" (J.~J)
1~r 1r J r 1.u. 1
Poco piU m""o
- 11 1 ""~ 1
night,------- a gain _ _ __ and a - gain. That
VALMONT nrp
L- ... .- .-
v. 114.
" I look
Poco piu mosso
for-ward to it!
1 b.~:::::-=-:::::3:~$: _:_:.:..------~~----
3
I .,
====~pp T ~r 1r
pp -=::: ,,., ll"'T""""I ll"'T""""I .-r--"11
48
*;;;;:;
- v -
;~:
..._,,
(They look toward Cecile.)

-
lp:---=-~:~i:~~
---- ...._......
-
~~ ~~ ~~
,--- 3 ---,
::::::=-:
,--- 3 ---,
::::::=-:
.__
::::::-
M. ITC J J ~r II w II : 1 r r ~r r J i.J J 111

all de - pends ... Good. We must al-ways be friends!
v.11,= w II w II '~s U F F r F t I : Ill

un-der-stand per-fect-ly.
f:'.
p
f:'.
f:'.
(Segue No. 12)
No. 12 Merteuil' s Exit

Allegretto (J =ca. 120) MERTEUIL nrf ,--3---,
Merteuil
Ma - dame de Tour-vel, I'm so glad we've met.
P sub.
62
(RECIT.)
5 (draws Volanges aside) rapidly, confidentially
M.~~~~~~~~~~~
Ah, cou-sin, a word be-fore I for-get... Ce - cile is at a cer-tain stage,_ you'll a.gree, a dan-ger-ous age. Her
p
(repeat figure)
1:.1 Piano: out of synch. with voice. L.H. and R.H. also out of synch.
(falling into Merteuil' s tone)

8
~"
--
!:'.
VOLANGES
--.-
3 -,
- I !:'.
Vo.
I)
,-3--,
- -
I can as-sure you she is nev-er left a-lone!
i.....-
(coolly) ,-3--,
--" -- -- --
!:'.
- - - - -- - -- - --
I
M.
~I)
.,.._
mus-ic !es-sons, are they chap-er.oned? - -
You are her moth.er,

"
-- -
I'm sure you know what's
--" -...
!:'. !:'.
-
I)
. I~J; .J IJ ~J J
\
... .
(a twinge of panic)
10
,--3-----,
-- - - --
L
Vo.
,J" I
-- A
-
- - -
-
I
OH
~
-
I) r I I I I
-
That young pup-py? Should they be kept a-part?
" - -
I
M.
ro-eJ I
A A
. . r I
best. Then, __ put your mind at rest. He is send-ing
-" - -------
I) I
ntp co Ila voce
I
. -- r
- -
P""""I
-
rJ J--,,\
' ....
-
--
.......... ......-...
:
.J ~..J .J I .ILJ .I I~~
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.-
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r----
\
63
Act I - Scene 1 - No. 12
14 (a tempo)
3
v0 .[& t t '''S II !JJ]t - II w II w II

Im - pos-si-ble !
M.ug ''LJ r t II t ')1 J J n lld harp.

'I J1.B 111,JfJ bJ J J
It's all quite in-no.cent I'm sure,
'I J }' II
but it's
(a tempo)
18 (RECIT.)
-----r----r--- (a tempo) (gives him an
,--3---, (a buss on both cheeks) appraising look)
M.Qf1bJ,J ' F u ''t; u r 'r r r ,IJ11 1r ~p r 1 r .r 11 w '
in-dis. creet. Ce - cite, my sweet! Che - va -
!:'.
!:'.
#&-----r
Moderato (Valmont accompanies
21
r-3--, (J =ca. 108) her to the door.)
M. UC I qr t It t J II br r 'I JJ n II J t t I
and Val-mont, al-ways such a treat.
Meno mosso 3 3 3
25 (She pauses at the door.) (intensely, through her teeth)
M. [ ' w 1 w 11 ' s lJ ' r

Re-mem-ber, Her
D11 9U u !$C ttr r ' s1 maid, his
L_ 3 __J L__ 3 __J
64
-
29
(RECIT ) r- 3I ---,
- - . --
JA JI. -
-
M.
I) . " -
-w-- I - I I - -
debt to me must be re-paid! p dolciss. Good, what is more pleas-ant or more calm-ing than the
v.
~.
. VALMONT~~ ...
...- - . ~
~
- /':'\
-
~ - ..... -
All is pos-si-ble be-tween two friends.
---=------
A i.4a.; - hi~~ '- .. .11..:. /':'\
-
~ ~: ~:
,
k - -
I
p I
rwp
J ~ J
....- ,_
,_ ..
I /':'\
- ..
-
r r ~
- Finale -
No. 13 Scena
(An emormous silence fills the room.)
(RECIT.) VOLANGES poco f
/':'\ /':'\ >
VOLANGESr~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mon-
(Danceny, made uncomfortable by Volanges,
who is looking at him steadily, gets up to go.)
/':'\-I r-3---,
DANCENY l~~~~~~~i~~~~~~~
=====---PP
(/':'\)
r---r
65
(Segue No. 13)
-& -&
PP 8ba---------'
,---3---,
3
... -
Vo [~ . .:...
- - --
,..
sieur,
"
stay where you are.

I:\
I':_
Please. Ce - cile, re-move the cov - er from your
I:\
-
I ~
-
I .., 1,..,.
'-S..____-:
11 .,
B.fo FP
'
:
(I:\)
..
L~~J::~ - . 1 I~. I - I:\
'
- .,. .. ~
(8ba) ----------------------- :.__....,

(Cecile does so. Volanges takes the letter tucked
6 Moderato into the strings. She turns to Cecile.)
1~ m,~,-~
I - I- ")I J "* rrr I
w
Vo. ; I I - I
harp . And now, give me the keys to the desk in your
.., rwp
:::::=-
.~3
u (Timp.)
ET.. :::::::::=-
-----r ~r r-r r
10 (To the maid, who is petrified. The maid exits.)
3_
~ 3 - I> >
Vo.ijf f I - ...
- iJI M pew
room. Go fetch her let-ter box. We will wait un - til she comes back. Not a
1:1 DANCENY -.f espr. :::::>-
nl~ - I:\
jl' I r I
Ma-dame... I w--
~ --- I:\
,;~,1: Js:,.
~-- ~0J~;,;;:~ ---r _ _ _ _ _. . . . . . . . .-. . . . . _ _ _ _ _ iz!. ~ - I
r
(to Valmont and Tourvel)
r--: r
13
II ~
menof 3 Tempo 1 (J =ca. 56) (They all wait - Volanges very still
Vo. -
l"., word!
I
Please stay,
- ---
1 will need some wit-ness - es.
- "
,.. I:\
(Fis.)
1~1 I---;::---...._
I -.., - - -
r-~ - r--F :.,I
I r::spr.
p~I
_... - '!P' P,r:
- -
I:\
- I I L:i ;:.::..._
(Vlc.)
66
the others uneasy - for the maid to return. The storm is accumulating.)
(At each t!fo another clock begins to tick.)
I-::----...
,.., I
---
'A I 1-
' ~
. - T ~
- - -- - - -
..,~
.
1~-1 [J --
~~1
'-"' = - --
(Vln.1)~
t!fo >rwp
A ___ (Via.)
--- ~ /sprJ-lJ J J J.-
-
eJ
- -
'!' '!' espr. I_ I I I
- - -I
~
I
-~ - - - --
I I I I
L_I I
rwp 3----!_..
t!fo L__3__J '--~
(Vin. 2) t!fo rwp cresc.
,-3---,
J J J-l J ----
espr. - - - ,-3-----, 3-=o1
..---_ ~- ~ - ~-i
J- _J J"JJJ ~JJ~~
-- - -
~.
'~'-
-~ --- - - - - - -
.,llr---
~ ~
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.......___-j- __...,., L__3___i L-3__l L-- I L_3__J

>rwp L-3 - i_'j-.i
cresc.
I I I I I
...
L-0
I
-
- - ~
- - -
r-r r-r r-r r-r r---

(non cresc.)
(The maid returns with the box.)

23
Vo. I -~
.,.; A
-
Poco piu mosso VOLANGES ns.f
- ~
-
r-3--.,
(The maid withdraws, exchanging a look
with Cecile, as Volanges opens the
I "eJ I box and examines its contents.)
Thank you. Put it there.
.
eJ
,...i:::::-- 3_;;;-----
I I J J (Str.!~
~
~
3
.....
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Ii
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A ---- 3I - (Str.! / -3_
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~
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3
- - ___- ..-
--
I I I ,
~-
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- C::3~
rr 11
\~p ~
3
~3 i.-
p
-
.....-s
...
I
I I

r-r r---r r-r r-r r---
67
(The clocks stop.)
c.
28
-" -
-
... CECILE/ espr.
- - ~~
-c:::::::
.., ,,_
--
I
Oh, moth - er!
(RECIT.) poco / ~ ,......., I ...-.. IL?!:. . .-..._
IA
- .. ,_ -- --- - -
Vo
..,
I- -
- -- - -
-- - . . .- ...-
-
- - : ,,_
Ce-cile, these let-ters are ad-dressed to you from Dan-cen-y!_ Si - Jenee!
DANCENY poco/1 r-3--:i ~-
' - I:\
- -- -
D.
,, Ma-dame de Vo-langes ...
"
IA 1~1 I:\
I -
- -
r..1--
- -
- -
---
I
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IA~:
..,
..-&
-
I:\
- -
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I I ~ I:\
I :
'
~r r------& (Segue: No. 14 Aria)
-
Allegro furioso
No. 14 Aria
(J =ca. 104)
-....- - - .,
- - - - --
"""' " > --- JI,'
~-
- -
Volanges
.,.., - -
~
- -- - - L "I -
You have a - bused my_
~
- -~
- -- .------
I -"' -
.., -
-
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>
-
- --
~
.
- >
,_
., ~
-;
:
""
!:
a -
'
3
fi-dence, you have a - bused_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- her_
68
Act I- Scene 1- No. 14
5
>
and you have _ __ a bused _ _ your po -
molto cresc.
7
10 / majestically I
[~
> I > -
Vo.
~ ">
I
- ~
I
-- > ~.._.....'~ r
I will re - mem-beryou with con - tempt, She _ _ will re -
,
"
I
., ~
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"""'I
I
\
:
I
Im... ___ ..... ..-, , ~

i!
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-- ..
nrf
.. - ..... ,,
--=====nr/ ~---
/P /P
14
,. --===: (RECIT ) i - 3 -----i i - 3 -----i ====- espr
[~ -
>
-- - -- -
- --
,~
,_
-
,J
Vo. ~
I
* ... *
I I
I
mem-ber you with shame, and you must re- mem-ber your-self and pro -
..- ......--
-.,-"
t:I
J
-
- ~
~ "
'
q?J" :
---
~....._.~
nrp sub. p 1:1 (calla voce)
'" -
..- ~
~"
--- - - - -- -...
L
r..
' ... ,,
7J
---=-=--== nrf 69
:_:..------
(a tempo)
Vo. [ ' lif p~ ~p ~r p I ~r r r r

ter's
1
name! _ __
' Ir is
Do not
I
20 (a tempo, ma piu vivo)
22
to
.._.... .._.... .._.... .._.... .._....

24 3
> >
>
must_ be e nough! And, be-fore I ban-ish you from my sight,
1:
'
No. 15
Duet
(26)
-'A
- - - - -- ..
,--3--, I
- _ -- -
--===/
_.... I
..
Con moto, agitato
- - -- - -
~
~- '~
Vo. _, ' .... -
.i
-
you must give back the an-swers to these let-ters. Do I have your word?
DANCENY /~~pass.
. I:\
-
D.
,
....
- ,,_
,,_
That
.
I can .not
Con moto, agitato
, A I:\
- 6 ........... i"'I
. ..
.
I
eJ
IJ'i
,_
~~lF -- -- - - .,I
~
I 'ti
IP I-=:::::
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.. .-- 6
.. -~
.. - ~= I
.. - . - - - - -
. - -
~-
~
-
-- -.,...
I
\
.g.
---* (Segue No. 15)
lll
2 VOLANGES I > I> >
Vo.I~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
How dare you! That's good!
nonforza
71
11 (The storm outside begins to gather again.) nrf

vo.fli - II - II ., 1.;i o 'r
1
., I - I
piu dolce And what else?
espr. nrf
D.
I was master of my - self, but not my heart. Per-
m;~
15 ,-3--, r-3----,
--- -=::::
Vo. ITC t t 'I mI ~Lla r 'I It - 'I r ~p I r t - II
He can say this to me! Oh, my heart!
.----:- 3 ----,
D- ll& ~u t~r rIP ., r 'r r 11 lr t~r r t 1
that for the m0-ment we must part. Noth - ing bad took
19
'E ~J E II I" ;i'r I -o I" ~ 1r 1~~ ~ 1S 11

,-3---,
tt1 1r r 'F II -
1
Vo
To my face! It could be worse? Ah! _ _ __ could weep! This is im -
D. tiil r t ' 'D II ~r Jr ~r

1
- II ,-~s U''Ot I qr ' f ~s n~ t II
------
It could be worse! These let-ters I will keep, they were hers!
72
24 RECIT.
,.; ,., r- 3 --, r - 3 ---, (Con moto)
-=::::::: ..--- 3 --,
Vo.
., - I
-- - --
- ~-
..-
,..
,
-- > I
pos-si-ble! Stay a - way from us! You in - so-lent
-f espr. --==::::
- - -- - ..
I - -
- - - - --
- -
D. "
l'\I r
I give my word ... at least un - ti! we can dis cuss ...
(Con moto)
,., I~
--
-., ~
.... -
I
'41!1
.--
I ""J espr.
I ri:j LJ. fl.. rb
I .:. --
- - - ,_ - - -
~ r~r
TOURVEL Allegro (J =ca. 104)
"'/ quasi senza misura (stops Cecile from going to Danceny and takes her to Volanges)
29 ,--3----,
-.,-
,,;1,. I ,--3----, > i---3---,
T. -
I I I I
-
I I
--
I
(sinks into a chair, weeping) Yes, speak to him. No, Ce - cile! Come with me!
" > ....
Vo.
., whelp!
"
-- - -
v. I
VALMONT (to Tourvel)
.. -"" ,
- - L ii- .. ji
(Goes to Danceny.)
- -
....
... r
That young man needs my help. Allegro (J =ca. 104)
... ...--P. l ~.:-----;.:-----;-.:------1 I....;..-----.;;:---;.-:-----
(etc.)
!~
"~
-----
- i-.
- .... -. - - - - - -
- -
'~:
I
i
~ ,1,,.., p.. L - .--:-----.. -
p --- ---
""
33 "'/ quasi senza misura
,,;I ,--3----,
D.
, - -- -- - -
v. :
"'/ quasi senza misura
,-3----, .. .. ..
,-3----,
.. What should I do?
,-3----, - ,-3_---:i
... -
Che-va-lier, !is - ten to me. I am your friend. I will
l~I I~
I
-.,-" " " -:::: " -
:--1 .
I~ I~
I
I
~ :;;:--- ~
~
>
psub.
\
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pp
'
... ...... ... ... ... . ... ... ... ... ...
'
. ..
'
... .. ... ... . .. ... .. ... .. .. ... ..

73
ACT 1- Scene 1 - No. 15
quasi senza misura
n' -
36 .-3----,
D. Il r 'I ~ IF r rc; l I
Sir! pro-mised her moth - er!
r--3---,
.,c::-r
-r r I
1
'F t l I l l
" ~
I
help you . Do you want Ce - cite? It's
~
. ~
lfl1tP ben cant.
n' -
39
D. Il l 'I J) J
Please,_
Ji 'I F r r I
help me sir!
F Il
v. ,.
II . E;I0;J cJ
on - ly a prom - ise.
'I D Ipc
Oh,
rr
r-3---,
why do
r
both - er?
l 'I
Be -
=>---- ~1
(A sharp gust of wind blows open

the doors. Some rain comes in.)
(trying to stop her)
42
CECILE "'.f -
c.
(Seeing Danceny, she rises and steams towards him.) No, -
VOLANGES "'.f - - - = = = = = =
Vo.
Must ask you a-gain?

r--3---,
r r--3---,
v t F [ 1
r rF
t Il y ~ E F I
lieve me, a pleas - ure, you will have your Ce-cite, But you must
74
r-3--,
not in the rain!

,-3---, (Julie goes.)
T.
Oh, the car-pets! Ju - lie, call the men! Go, bring the
.-- 3---. , - - - 3---,
r
nr.f Recit.
49 , - - - - 3-----,
fP (calla voce) 6
(!':'\)
r 6 r.__r...._...r-r'-_r...._...ir
3 3
If ev er catch you ... will

DANCENY f majestically ,--3----,
D.~~~~~~~~~~
spect...
---
Ma
7 p sub.
= (calla voce)
r r---r...__r_r
3 3
75
(sinks to the floor, weeping)
(a kind of wail) ,--3---,
53
,.,,IA CECILE -.f .~
' ~- ~ .=- ' I
c. = ~-
"
eJ
No! No!
,--3-----, ,--3-----, r---3----, (Danceny bows and leaves.)

~~
Vo.
IA >
- - ,, >
- - .
>
t-.t>
shut her up m
"
a -
"
con - vent,
-
I will lock
I
her
I
up tight! stentando
IA ( /':'\) ~ ~
.., -.or~
(co Ila voce)

~)
.
~
..,
'It:!.
~
appass.
~
:
I
F
r (Segue No. 16)
No. 16 Duet
Allegro (J = 120 - 128)
-===:::
Cecile
(to Cecile, in a towering rage, eyes to heaven)

VOLANGES pocof ~
vo1anges I ''
I - I -
M -
r --
I
Why
,,--...
r-3--, r-3--,
~
(almost between sobs)
3 -.f espr.
c.11, - I- I r
Oh,
I r J I
3
~--, moth - - er!
(ossia) J ,---3----, (glares at Cecile)
Vo. ~&:rJ ~r r rI Lr
should I ev - er
J
a
r r r
thing for you?
II r
Do
r r I
you have
3 3
76
6
.-----3----.,
don't be like that! No thing

(grabs her)
Vo.~~~~~~~~~~~
i - dea what I've had to do? A
8
,--3-
c.
noth-ing bad took place! It's not _ __
r-3--, r-3--,
> >
- Ii ant match! Mon - sieur de Ger-court! He has brains, he has charms, and he is
cresc.
(Cecile gradually moves toward Valmont.)
nonforza
77
No. 17 Quintet
Piu mosso
14 (Rosemonde enters.) ROSEMONDE poco /
R. IT& w II t (ijr r r l1'r 'I D r r rJ J I

What's all the noise? It's gi-ven me such a
~'-
r--3----,
Vo. r m'"'I
'I flt r II
"'"faro>
j j r j I w I
child! Oh,_ the scan - dal, the shame!
(The voices of Rosemonde, Tourvel and Volanges are somewhat in the background.)
3 TOURVEL rwp r - - 3 - - - ,
T.
,., I\ I I
-- - . -
.., I I
I've called the men.

(to Tourvel)
(looks about) r--3---, .---::- 3---,
nr/ rwp
R.
I\ >
: ~
~ ~
- I
- - - : - - Y-
a
~.., I I
fright. Call the house - keep - er... Ver - y good!
quasi senza misura

CECILE poco /
loo' I\
c.
..,
quasi senza misura My maid._
VALMONT poco / (to the maid)
- -
l
v.
,.,
-- - - - - . ~
-
I'
~
-
~
Your room,
~
who has
~
the key?
~
Stop cry - ing,
I\ I I
.., ..._.,, .
-
----
.......
'
~ 1""1 JJ 1------
.
' -
'-'-&
u..r u..r u..r u..r u..r u..r u..r u..r
pp3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
78
(to Volanges)
6
~A
,---3----, ,--- 3 ----, , - - - 3 ----,
--
I I
R.
., I
-
I
--
I
- - - -- I
Ma - dame, is some - thing wrong? Scan - dal? The
VOLANGES ntp ,,---3----,
Vo - A
~
'~
~
~
.
-
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(Julie and the men enter. Tourvel gives them orders.)

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No. 18 Transition
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room. The storm has receded, although it is still raining hard. Night
is falling. The servants continue in their work as Cecile's world Moderato (J = ca. 66)
falls apart.)
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(Segue No. 19)
No. 19 Cavatina
rail. ________________ a tempo
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83
No. 20 Transition
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84
Scene Two
Different bedrooms at different times in different places. The unifying element, or dimension, is the letter; the letter
one writes, and the other reads; the letter one sends, and the other receives; the letters they exchange.
No. 21 Scena
(Madame de Merteuil, in a charming deshabille, is seated at her escritoire, composing a letter. A bed looms behind her.)
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things in some per-spec-tive
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I re-count how I be-came who
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I am:
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to Moni>ieur de Mer-teuil who left me a wid - ow ve - ry soon, but not be - fore I had
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quasi senza misura

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and how we both knew there was no-thing you could do _ _
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116 (Danceny is shown in by her

M. ri& hf . , , ,., v;'""' Blackout.)
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No. 22 Transition
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94
No. 23 Scena
(Cecile, in her bedroom at Madame de Rosemonde's, is at her desk, writing furtively by the light of a single candle
in her night dress. She is distraught. She is writing a letter to Merteuil.)
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He asked me for my key to bring me let-ters from Dan-cen-y...
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Val-mont and Dan - cen-y!. .. _
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28
I can't! oh please, Ma - dame ... some thing bad!
3 3 3 3 3
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31
c.
but there were
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97 ===-
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dolciss.
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men ts, mo men ts as if,
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38 Meno mosso
as if... and
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then he - -
made me pro- mise ...
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I was wrong!

agitato
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pro-mise you oh! This morn-ing,_ when I looked in - to the
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I was so changed,~~~~~~~~~~~~~ so changed! And
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accel.
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moth-er asked, what was the mat-ter? I thought she was a - bout to scold me, but then she
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Agitato
53 -===/ r- 3 --, a tempo (J = ca. 104)
c.
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too, a lit- tie ... Dear Ma - dame, I beg you, oh,_ Ma - dame,_
.....__ a tempo (J = ca. 104)
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99
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tell
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(She seals the letter.)
a tempo
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1:1 (There is a light rap at the door, a signal.) [backstage]
_ _ _ _ _mt[ d f d fl
70 J.
::>...._...
(Understanding the signal, Cecile becomes numb and vacant. Her servant takes the letter, admits Valmont, and exits.)
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74
>- -r
(Segue No. 24)
Con moto (J =ca. 96) No. 24 Transition
100
(lights begin cross1ade to Merteuil)
4 accel. ~
r:- 3 ----, r - 3 --,
u
>
._, l.v.
(Segue No. 25)
No. 25 Scena
(She is reading Cecile's letter. She is almost helpless with laughter.)
Piu mosso (J = ca. 104) MERTEUIL I ,-3---,
>~>~ Oh, poor Ce- cile! What a nas- ty
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M.
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man! Mon- sieur de Val-mont is ver-y, ver-y bad! How dare he treat you like that ...
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like a lov er! How can you ev-er for-give him for
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you,
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the pic-ture of out-raged
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vir-tue,
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just _ like a nov-el...
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and aren't you the her-o - ine!
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I must warn you,

that's
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just a lit - tie bor - ing.
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Lit-tie girl, -
you are aw - f'lly young for fif - teen.
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Lis-ten, lit - tie one,
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were you really
-
a- shamed,
--or
I
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were you -a - shamed be- cause you really
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en - joyed
I
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(Segue No. 26)
102
No. 26 Duet
L'istesso tempo (J =ca. 72)
Merteuil r: -
~~
nr.f
Shame,
(Recit )
~
r * r ...,__ I
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&
that first deep shame, is just like pain.
L'istesso tempo (J =ca. 72)

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4
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1: - - - - --
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M.
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Pain, that first sharp pain, you on - ly feel it once.
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nr.f
(J
CECILE
=ca. 62)
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Shame,
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that
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that first deep shame,
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is just like pain.---------
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Shame, that first deep shame, - - - - - - - is just like
104
is just like pain.
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is just like pain.
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ntp
c.
Pain, the first sharp pain, you on ly
poco a poco cresc.
ntp
M.
Pain, the first sharp pain, you on ly
p
----
poco a poco cresc.
....------=::::
105
ACT I - Scene 2 - No. 27, 28
(lights begin crossfade to Tourvel) f
(non rit.)
23 dim. p_------._:
c. IT& 0
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feel _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ it once.~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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fee;------- it once. _ _ _ __
(non rit.)
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..._, ..._,
morendo
(attaca No. 27)
No. 27 Transition
(Madame de Tourvel paces in her room at home. Julie, her maid, has just brought her a letter and is leaving. Valmont's
letter throws her into a turmoil. She is barely able to read it.)
~ . .~
(Segue No. 28)

No. 28 Scena (Recit.)
L'istesso tempo TOURVEL "!'
Tourvel
r-:__--,
-::""=
)n
IP
,_.:o-
106
Agitato J = ca. 112)
3
..,,. ,. , - 3-, (She throws the pages to the floor,
T.,.~~~
i-...i
-~~~~~~~~~~ I , - I I - , I
night I think of you. All night in the fires of hell I burn ..."
T.
~ Out_ of the depths_ can you hear my

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voice? Give ear to my prayer.

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Un-der-stand its mean ing. You know my faults and yet you free - ly for -
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107
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15
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ly for give them_ in the
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hope, be -
23
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in the life e - ter-nal, _ that is what you
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27 Con moto (J =ca. 92)
T. (Ii - I- 1 J I r -- -- o r Ji I
hope, be -
nr/
3 3 3
108
30
33
wait, 0
..------;-__
as those with-out sleep wait_
calla voce
40
I ',<>3-.., PP,~~J, (Calmer now, she kneels down to pick up the letter from Valmont. She stays kneeling to read it.)
T.
r:: ,,
for the dawn! Con moto, appass.

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(J =ca. 80)
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3
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---
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"" 109
(Segue No. 29)
No. 29 Transition
(The scene gradually changes to a house in Paris.) TOURVEL (calmer now)
L~
-
Tourvel :
-
"All night
-I
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I
II
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3 (The rain drizzles down the window panes.)

T.
of no - thing but you, All
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-
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5
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all _ _ night througb.!" All
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110
T.
All _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
night!--------------
3 _______,
r---3 3
3
(Segue No. 30)
No. 30 Scena
(A scene of debauch. Sleeping bodies litter the floor. Valmont is in bed with Emelie, a whore. He grabs a
candelabra and staggers over to an escritoire. Emilie has the giggles.)
L 'istesso tempo
(Light comes up on Merteuil. She is
TOURVEL reading Valmont's letter.)
(p) morendo (Tacet)
.,.;'II I I:\
Tourvel -.., - - ~~
night, all night through ...

MERTEUIL p I:\
(Tacet)
II
Merteuil
.., I
All
1
night through ...
VALMONT (Recit.) rwp ~1reckless)
Valmont : - - ~
' L 'istesso tempo
~ ~~
i
.....!
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I~ ~
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=
Dear friend, guess what?
I
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II:
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111
(3)
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v. ~
You re-mem-ber E-mi-lie? That's right, that E-mi-lie! I am at the house where she is kept by the Dutch-man.
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E.11911
EMILIE (bawdy) (in two)
I
"And the
J -=111 .. Dutch - man
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is
J
a -
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sleep,
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fast
F
a- sleep,
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He will
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not
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a - wake
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"And the Dutch - man is a - sleep, fast a- sleep, He will not a - wake for at
9
,., .. (laughter)
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least a week."
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v.
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" -.least
8va ..........
-
a week."
1
And I thought it might a - muse you,
t:'I
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and me, and E- mi -lie,
L
11

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. ?
Are you a - ble?
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If I used her... ... as a writing ta - ble ...
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112
(Emilie has understood. She gets up on all fours. Valmont ...
14
(~ ) (~ ) nf~
v.r~~~~~~~~~~~
... to ... ... to ... ... to write to you, to tell you what I
.__..,,.
brings the paper, pen, and ink over, mounts her, and sets up his 'desk'.)
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wrote to the Beau-ti - ful _ In - hu - man One, so you and I and E-mi-lie can have a lit - tie
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(As Valmont enters Emilie, and starts to write, Tourvel (Valmont adjusts himself and Emilie more comfortably.)
v.
19
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I~.- -
(Enters her) and Merteuil are reavealed within their own rooms )
I
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'" fun. Now let me see ... how did I start?

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No. 31 Arietta
113
4 r--3---, ,---3---, ,---3---,
v. n'= r ~r r Ir r r Ir r I'F - I
a - gain af - ter a night of storms.
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v.
7
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3
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no - ther sleep-less night

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for me" ...

It has been a -
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All night! All_
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(He stops a moment; Emelie is puzzled.)
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10
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All night, all night, I pre-tend, all _ _ night. ..

All night!
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night! All night!
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(attacca No. 32)
114
No. 32 Trio with Chorus

Andante appassionato (d =ca. 60)
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night in the fires of hell I burn.
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115
dolce r - - 3---,
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All _ _ _ _ _ __
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T. ri'a WWW
pocop
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II
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I'. you. All night, all night, all night!
poco rail. ,,,,------.
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(calla voce) I
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23
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a tempo
(reading her letter)
night
I
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and all my
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life,
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night
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so _ _ ve - ry wrong? _ _ __ All night
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36 Con moto (poco piu mosso)

T.
long! (reading her copy of the letter and shocked at the "bad" poetry)
MERTEUIL/ - - - . .
"All _ _ __ night, _ _ __ pace the room!

.Q
v. :
long!
Con moto (poco piu mosso)
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39
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All night, your face ii !um - - nates the gloom! All night!"
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sim.
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45 Tempo I ACT I - Scene 2 - No. 32
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53 f appass.
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bum! All night _ _ __ and_ all my
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(He seems to be having trouble.
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life, all _ _ __ night _ _ long. _ _ _ __ Is that so
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ACT I- Scene 2 - No. 32
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(She sinks to her knees in prayer.)
(She bursts into laughter. Her laughter begins to echo and
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(Emilie launches into her "Dutchman's

song," embellishing and repeating freely
as she responds to Valmont's growing (Trying to help in her own time and key.)
panic.) EMILIE f
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(He plunges in again with increasing lack of success.)
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" night! All night!
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121
(Lights slowly fade on Tourvel and Merteuil and a new hellish, bilious light comes up on Valmont, Emilie, and the other uneasy sleeping bodies.)
E.
69
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Repeat ad lib., embellishing freely, changing pitch >
CADENZA. ad lib. (Keep repeating it, maddeningly, swooping
73 around. She is trying to help.)
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79
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for at least a
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week!
(Valmont collapses, angry with himself) ( r.\)
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' All night! I think of...

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(spacious, echoing laughter)
(Laughter fades away during crescendo in final bar.)
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- - - - - -
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--
-(div.)
- -
night! (spacious, echoing laughter)
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(div.) molto (Laughter fades away during crescendo in final bar.)

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' night!
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123 (End of Act I)
ACT II-No. 1
Act Two
(Autumn; a wood. Wide avenues for hunting have been cut through a wild forest. To one side of a path
is an ancient monument, quite overgrown. Music from long ago and far away seems to echo in the glens.
Breezes play in the coloring leaves and sometimes snatch away the voices .. .)
No. 1 Introduction
Con moto (J = ca. 108) 8va ....................... ,
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ACT II - Scene 1 - No. 2
Bva---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
(Segue No. 2)
Scene One
No. 2 Recitative and Aria
(Madame de Rosemonde and Madame de Volanges are walking ahead of Madame de Tourvel and Cecile, who trail far behind.)
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L'istesso tempo
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ACT II- Scene 1 - No. 2
.,,,8 ... 3 (Tacet)
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Help me pick them ...
R. ... ROSEMONDE " ( .

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So late in the year ... (to Rosemonde)
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Ce - cile! She is im - pos-si- ble!
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(Volanges and Rosemonde continue walking.)
12 CECILE f (in the distance) ,-- 3-, (Tacet)
c. IT & - 1 1 1 ' ~P ~r 1 r '~u 'r 1 1 1 1
(calling again to Cecile) It's all right! We'll catch up!

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What a pit - y Ma-dame de Tour -
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19
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I thought her hus- band was still a - way ...
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22 (stops walking) (They continue walking)

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says to-night. _ _ But you see, I
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a daugh-ter. And
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now she says she has to
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Why! Why!
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Must we al - ways ask that question?
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The an- swer to

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128
42
/(furious) Meno mosso (J = ca. 104)
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What sense is there in that?
> , - 3 __, (Tacet)
> >
Vo.
>
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I must applaud her good sense. did- n't mean ...
Meno mosso
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54 (Her mood changes instantly the sun breaking through clouds )
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run - - ing towards. 3.......----::::

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129
No. 3 Aria
Poco grande, ma con moto (J =ca. 60)
~
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/ ben cant.
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ROSEMONDE (explaining to Volanges)
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9 ACT II- Scene 1 - No. 3
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14
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have an old heart _ _
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lock - et___ with a lock of hair._
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psub.
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but it is still not wise, it is
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Old _ or young, the heart
Pr
will love,
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(offstage, coming on)
c.
Com - - - - -
R.
freeze! (calling over her shoulder)

I> >~
..,
(offstage)
......-_
Vo.
Ce - - cile Ce - cile
.., ,,,,--..
Scene 2
r r
(Segue No. 4)
No. 4 Scena
(Now Cecile and Tourvel advance along the avenue toward us, somewhat abstracted, lost in their own thoughts.)
Allegretto (J =ca. 84)
- - ::::::::==-
Cecile
- ing!
TOURVEL/
Tourvel
Mon -
"'.f
Valmont "':I Allegretto (J
w
=ca. 84)
j
(Valmont comes out of the woods.)
w j
VALMONT
w [
La - dies!
J II
J. .l )J JnJrn
-&
Piu mosso (J =ca. 108)

(not startled)
4 CECILE rw.f stentando
Yes.
T.
So see.
Piu mosso (J =ca. 108) I'm back.

stentando
8 a tempo rw.f (Recit.) a tempo

, 3
-3
T.
- ' 11
- a -- ....i ~
- - -- - -- - -- - .. -- -- - -- -- -- -- - ~ --
,_
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..
(picks up the flowers)
~ .. ..
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I
I
am hap-py. I'm not so sure I would want to be --
an- y hap-pi-er.
v.
-
/I- .. is. -
.
a
t:'I
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You don'tseem ver-y hap-py to see me.
---- - --
(Recit.) a tempo
a tempo
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15
(Cecile starts to move away; she is looking into the trees.)
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f
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More than to keep both feet on the ground? No. No, no, Mon -
v. ~'=t w lw l ' I w I
Not e - ven ...
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nrp
Allegretto (J =ca. 86)

18 (Recit.) meno f (Tourvel turns away from Valmont. He presses closer.)
T.~f r ,r o nr o tr r t~r11J::52vr- ~1cJr;raut 1
sieur! You have brok-en all your pro-mis-es ... I en - ter a room and you are in-stant-Iy be-side me.
t:'I nf_
v.
" Allegretto (J = ca. 86) And
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21
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And

the
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way _you _ stare, _ _ the way you
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I am al - ways some-thing that you leave be - hind.
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24
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28
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and Jove, Ma-dame ... Is it al-lowed to fol-low? My love._
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31 cresc. ,-- 3--, ,-- 3--, f t:I
T.
Your Jove ... Your love? Your love, your love, your love, your love, your love! Your
t:I
137
a tempo
(In a rage, Tourvel knocks the flowers out of his hands and runs away.)
34 (At first, Valmont is too surprised to move. Remembering, however, the second motive for this meeting, he turns to Cecile.)
T.rn~~~~~~~~~~~
poco a poco dim.
37 poco rail. - --- -- --- --- -- -- -- --- --- -- ---- --- -- --- --- --- - (Recit.) nrp
- It 'I ~ I II F II
Ce - cile, some - times the
~I (Recit.)
I:'.
meno
r:::. (He bows, and withdraws with as much dignity as he can muster.)
(40) 3-,
....... - - .. _ -
v. r,= ~
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hunt - er flees the prey:

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-
un-want-ed quar-ry,
a
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go a - way.
A
meno ~ ... ,
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poco accel.
dim.
qu-
No. 5 Recitative and Cavatina

Allegretto (J =ca. 1~1::2)~-------------------
CECILE (calling to a hidden Danceny)

3
poco ntf
Where are you? Yes.

DANCENY (from the bushes) poco nt/
Have they gone?
-
rit. _________________ __ Pio mosso
6 (Danceny emerges from the woods There is an awkwardness between them )
~"
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Wait. Yes, they've gone.

Pio mosso
rit. -------------------
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(bitterly)
c.
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Oh, yes. That's right.
( f:I ) (Recit.) r-3--,
- - ..... _ - - --
D.
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Con moto
I
So ...
f:I
- - - -
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I sup;:>ose we must thank Mon-sieur de Val-mont...
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He has been a Joy-al -
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3
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Oh, yes. Com-plete-ly. And Ma-dame de Mer - teuil... is com-plete-ly de - vo-ted to
D.
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M friend.
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Ah, yes?
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c.
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(Recit.)
-
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you. I don't seem to
.
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D.
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c~ile ... Are you sure you feel all right?
rit. ________________________ Menomosso
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(pause)
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sleep much a - ny- more. At night. You were say - ing, Ma-dame de Mer - teuil ...
/':'. /':'.
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Oh,
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he is your friend, in-deed.
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won-der- ful a friend to me as Val-mont is to you!
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(Segue No. 6
No. 6 Cavatina
Danceny
Con moto (J = ca. 76) / ma dolce, non forza
r~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To have
------
friend and
141
D. I ~r ~~ ,. I ' r i~t ,.. ,. 11

is per - feet,
D. u~ R I I k' I I I ' I I I
D.
11
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ship
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and
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love
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per - - feet and won - -

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der - ful!
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15 piup
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The old - er
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heart
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is wise.
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wi - ser heart en - cour - ag- es, ad - vis - es, ad -
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mon - i-shes, and
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24
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mo th er to all lov ers.
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143
26 CECILE rw/
c.
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Friend - ship and '
love!
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D. ~
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M To have friend - - ship and love. To have
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accel. - -- - - - - - --- - - - - - - - - - - - --- -- - - - - -- - - - - - c) :))
29
rwf .I
Friend ship and love! Friend - shipand
friend-ship and love... What's the

accel. ______________________________________ c) =))
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rail.
32 rw/ ===-.P--,=3--------- a tempo
_....
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3 3
- - --- -
c.
--
-- - - -
- - - - - - -
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I) ,.. I
I wish ... Che-va - lier, it ap-pears I am to be mar - ried ve - ry soon to Ger
,--3---, I:\
D.
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-
-
mat-ter? rail. _________________ a tempo
l~,
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"
oft" ...
p
...
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espr.
-
(She decides to really give it to him.)
.....-
(34) ,-3--, t
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court. But it need-n't mat-ter """""""' ve - ry much. I am told it might e - ven ...
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144
J.......j
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T.
I
(attacca No. 7)
No. 7 Cavatina
Andantino (J =ca. 128, in 6)
mJ
Cecile
a hus-band and a "friend" ... like that, it's not the
f
4 (menomosso ____________ ) atempo
part. A
Con moto
poco rail. __________ _
10 Meno mosso f vehemently
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- - -
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.
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hus - band and a "friend." And per - haps a - noth - er "friend!" - I will
-
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145
Meno mosso
14
,. -- - . -- - ,,_
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liiiiiill
-
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al-ways have a "f~end," a per-feet "f~end-ship," and a per-feet ~ar-riage, and a per-feet love! A per - feet
,., f:'.
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16 ........-=:::=== / a tempo (bitterly)
c. ff& F" II - I - 1t ' ,""~ I

Oh
DANCENY
0
[' - 1n If If ~ ~ If ~ 1r D~ r l#r- ~-~-r r 1
Ce-cile, our friends are do - ing ev - 'rything they can!
a tempo
I ===-1,,.,
.....,,
poco a poco rit. _____________________________________________ Meno mosso

20
,,.,,,.,
c.
. .
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yes. they are!
naf espr.
D.
- -
~~ -
You have changed,
I
-
Ce - cile.
poco a poco rit. _____________________________________________ Meno mosso
~_..-...;::::,~ c~
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p pp nrp
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146
rail. __________ _
c
24 nrp I
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c.
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- - - - - --
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The world has changed, Che - va - lier. It seems the world is al - ways chang - ing.
...--.
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p.J irnlm'
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-- - - --
p
(Recit.) calm, steady, full of deep feeling
--- ---
I;,.~6"~~~~-1~~~~~~~~~~~3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
c.
~
, ,..,
Che - va - lier, if you pre-ferred,

._
you could
I
be - come my hus - band.

I
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I --- ::nrp
-,
(calla voce)
-------~~~~~------
Piu mosso (in 9)
~ 11:
I
stentando
r
I I
r
I
-
(grand, vehement, washing her hands of him)

28
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. dum bstruek).
(Danceny 1s
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OL
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My mo-ther can be hand-led ... Dis-cuss it with your "friend."
" ........_, ' oil= i- ii. q!: ii. ... ii. .!.~~=~
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I.,~ ~
J - -
~p
I
/ appass.
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..
i . . . . J . - - - - -..
I ... '1'- ~- I ~-
(Cecile turns on her heels and leaves. Danceny

31 ==> wa tches her go an d thenwalks in theo ther d1rec
t'wn.)
> > I> L?.---_ ~ ==
c. I"""'-"
I ~eJ ;;....-
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Why don't you ask your "friend!" Piu mosso, furioso (J. =ca. 76)
~ ; ~!
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147
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1; 1; 1; 1; 1; 1; 1; 1; 111-3-1;..3-1- 3 131313 le ~ ~
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36 '"!
11&1 1; I; l; 1; 1; 1; I; l; l;"IH T tI CI rr CI CI r In
t!foP
(Valmont enters.) molto allargando J.
> >
> >
(Segue No. 8)
Scene 3
No. 8 Scena with Chorus
Agitato (J =ca. 80) y ALMONT / sempre quasi recit.
Valmont n': I
Agitato (J =ca. 80)
- I ' ~
A
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wo - man's
I
II Jr thmbbing I d p '"b. ("mp") mfutmow
~'=1 a a a-a a a-a a a a a a-a a a-a a a-

148
5 >
V.
Ha! A fair y tale! not
one wo - man have o - ver - come, _ _ of an - Y----
v.~~~~~~-~~~~ 3
wo - men have won, _ __ sue - cess - ful - ly _
149
11
v. IT.'= ~j r c F I 1
IF ' E ~ I
con - cealed her own de - sire. They all
v.~~:~~~~
13
~ .._...
I
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17
f f f~=f f f:::LJ.l=f f f~=
150
19 rail._____________________________________________ Poco meno mosso (J =ca. 60) "'/ piu dolce
p dolce, cant., espr.
pp mormorando
23
,----3---,
151
27
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29
v. ['= ~E 1 r t r I c :r~ [
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skill, must have shared in it, or
31 a tempo 1 (J =ca. 80)

v. fi'= 'j r r ~
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I
"F I- t " y I
point of view. __
152
3
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-- me that I am the
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40
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source of all my joy.
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poco a poco cresc .
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4
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42
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lone!
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molto cresc.
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4 4 4 4
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153
Grand
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" All WO - men are my
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46
1....~. 1.-,
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pleas - ure. All
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WO are
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my
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pleas - ure,
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~ 'flip (calla voce)

&
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'flip
50 a tempo, Con moto (stagger breathing) div PP This
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rs.
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pp (stagger breathing) pp This one! _ _ _ _ __
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No. 9 Duet with Chorus

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(83)
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ACT III - Scene 1 - No. 1
Act III
Scene One
Winter. Madame de Merteuil's bedroom in Paris. It is the middle of the night. The room is tightly shuttered. By the
light of a single, guttering candle, we see Merteuil asleep. Her sleep is not peaceful; in her restlessness she has
thrown the covers off, she moves, she moans ...
No. 1 Scena
Allegro (J =ca. 126)
ben cant. --======= nr.f --=========
CHORUS - (offstage, indistinct, echoing in Merteuil's dream)

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(Merteuil sits up. Tries to stop her dream .. .)
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(She grabs a letter, Valmont' s latest, and (She understands ... )

clutches it to her breast.) allarg~ ____________________ Meno mosso
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49 ACT III - Scene 1 - No. 1
Yes.
(Merteuil recalls her dream. She goes to

her desk and starts to write.)
52 (Victoire is stopped.) (She exits.) Allegro
ah, Vic-toire, will ex-pect you back.
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--=======// (Segue No. 2)

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No. 2 Recit. and Aria/Duet

Allegro scherzando (J = ca. 112)
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CADENZA ACT III - Scene 2 - No. 3
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No. 3 Transition
As the light on Merteuil fades, another comes up on Valmont's bedroom, also in Paris. Valmont and Tourvel have
just made love; she is in the bed, half asleep; he is sitting by the fire. It is late in the afternoon of a cold, grey
day. A sharp wind is rattling the windows, tearing the last leaves from the trees. Valmont is lost in thought.
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No. 6 Scena TOURVEL

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Tourvel
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a - way!
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30 TOURVEL p (weakly)
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(takes her hand) Is that

A
JULIE nrp (Tacet)
J.
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it's me.
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33 nrp (seeing Azolan)
T.
Ju-lie? And you ... Who are you, sir?
37 (softening)
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A. ll':I t r w FE r ~. ~r 11 'I ~r D r r::;t IEr t t I
am the er - rand boy of Mon- sieur... and, most hum-bly, your servant.
39 (She stands up.)

T.
Mon- sieur. .. ? Az-a- lon ...
A.~,: - Az-a- lon.

- -
(Tacet)
I
3,--.
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---
No. 7 Cavatina
(Julie and Azalon each take her arm and, very slowly, lead her out.)
42 (Recit.) ,--3----, rail. _______ Andante (d. =ca. 52)

(1) (to Azalon) simply
T.
Will you as- sist me to my car-riage? rail. _______ Andante (d. =ca. 52) And tell the
p calla voce nr/ II semplice

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tr
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p
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2 (to Julie)
driv - er, and tell the driv- er, ... Ju - lie, Re- mem- her my old school?_
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fr fr
fr fr
rail.________ Poco meno mosso (J = ca. 86)

sempre p, dolciss.
8 ("'/)
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3 3
when we get there... ask the sis ters... ask_ the
rail. ________ Poco meno mosso (J =ca. 86)
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pp subito
197
11 ....--..
T. IT& 1r r'~rrr 1 ' ~ rrr 1 " ~it r t r
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sis - ters ... if my old room ... if I can have ... if I can spend_ the night _ _ _ __
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poco accel.
"3"
molto cresc.
5
(Segue No. 8)
198
Brightly (J =ca. 96)

No. 8 Transition
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Scene Three
No. 9 Recit.
Is this a room in Madame de Merteuil's secret pleasure pavilion, decorated grotesquely in singerie, erotic and
infantile, or is it merely a hidden "cabinet" in her town house, more severe, yet no less intimate? Either way, the
room and its furnishings are adaptable to amorous exercises, as Danceny, who is closeted there with Merteuil,
------
anticipates. Merteuil, however, seems a little distracted and is discreetly keeping an eye on the clock.
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It's dan - ger-ous ... There is no need to write ... We are to -
16 Menomosso a tempo
ge.ther, are we not? There is no need to write ...
(Segue No. 10)
201
Meno mosso (J = ca. 88) No. 10 Cavatina
r--. --_.. -
Recit.
rwp 3--, (He maneuvers her to the chaise-Iongue.)
Danceny .. - ... - 119
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I write not from ne-ces- si- ty:
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from greed!
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(3 + 2) rail. _________ a tempo
(He is languidly undressing her.)
like a rib - bon, or a
..-.... rail. _________ a tempo
rwp cant.
molto rail~ __ _
(His hands are

everywhere.)
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or cor - set,
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ny shoe.
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molto rail~ __ _
202
Andantino amoroso (J =ca. 56 - 60)

13 nrf languidly ,--- 3 -----,
15 (a look of passion) dolciss.
17
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20 Poco pin mosso I
whole! Oh!, if I had on - ly

Poco pin mosso -------.,
3
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23 nf espr.
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that you, my friend, were such a
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rail. ______________ Tempo I

26 (craftily) rwp (A door opens silently. It is Valmont.
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And when a god-dess vis-its from a -
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30 He is unnoticed.)
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No. 11 Scena
.
(Recit.)
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Ma-dame,
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I had hoped you would not e - quiv-o - cate .
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DANCENY
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that has no rules, and one of us has played the Fool!
poco accel.
27 Con moto, piu mosso (J = ca. 112) p (seems oddly familiar)
There _ _ is a
Con moto, piu mosso (J =ca. 112)
3 3 3
207
31
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D.
house, a sum - mer pav lion, a tern pie ...

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an - y-one who lives in the neigh-bor-hood, _ They _ _ know the way! (J =ca.112)
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cresc. allarg. Grande (J = ca. 86)

81 piu espr. ,---3---, ,--- 3 ---, / molto espr. ,--- 3 ----,
M.[R~~~~~mff~@~~
but how they de-cry the rites of my tern-pie when
allarg.
they
----
Grande (J =ca. 86)
don't get
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"'.f espr., cresc. poco / , non forza I'm - sure you did! -
v.
her!_ She still ...
No. 12 Arietta
Piu mosso Allegretto, quasi agitato (J =ca. 138)
(1)nf malj;iously >
But do not count on go ing back, my friend. Ma -
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(Valmont flinches.)
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de Tour vel her end.
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say she has gone com - plete ly mad.
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15 -f espr.
don't de ny you've
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your part. You were di rect - ed ... A
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33
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No. 13 Scena
M.
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38
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mor - ta! blow! (This is all going over his head.)
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DANCENY
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VALMONT ::::==-
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Mon- sieur...
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cri- ti- ci-sm of your pu-pil be-fore I go ...
3
sempre pp
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blush and stam-mer so.
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Scene Four
No. 15 Scena
A room in the convent of*** where Madame de Tourvel has taken refuge. She is lying in bed, attended by Madame
de Rosemonde. She has just been bled. A basin,full of blood, on the floor by her bed, is witness to that fact. One or more
nuns are also present. Tourvel's confessor, Father Ansel me, is leading them all in prayer. Volanges and Cecile enter and,
without taking off their coats, kneel and join in the prayers. It is nearly dawn.
Moderato, ma con moto (J =ca. 104) (Rosemonde is tired, but firm.)
(Father Anselm is about to leave.) ROSEMONDE "f'
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(Father Anselme leaves. Volanges quickly removes her coat and gives it to Cecile to find
a place for it, and goes to Rosemonde. Cecile finds a chair in the corner to place the coat,
3 3 takes her own coat off, but does not come forward.)
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restlessness. A wet sponge is pressed to her lips, her brow wiped, she is soothed.)
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(Segue No. 16)
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morning. It's the end of the year. A group of men are gathered around something. The object of their
concern is concealed. One man is standing apart. He has dropped his sword.
227
He is weeping uncontrollably. It is Danceny. The group moves apart uneasily to reveal Valmont
on the ground, propped up against a tree, covered in blood. A man in the group addresses Danceny No. 17 Scena
angrily. It is M. Bertrand.)
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(to the others, also reluctant)
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(Segue No. 18)

No. 18 Recitative and Ensemble

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no
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23
0
ITi r love,
v rr r 1r
no love for an - -
D r
y - one! _ __
l'r 1 - 1
(VALMONT) nrp
v.li': - I t t F 11 ' F 11 " I I
more? No love? No
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for an Y - one?
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31 nrp ,-3-----,
hate her?
rail. _________________ _
a tempo
What _ did she know? She had no chance!-------------
_________________________________ Poco meno mosso

39 =============~~nrp
And now, know too much to
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
accel._ _____________________________ a tempo
c
42
D. -
love!
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molto rail. ________________________________________________________ _
45 CECILE p
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love. _______________
=- <1
No
cresc.
D.
have no love,---------------
VALMONT "'P ;;---===~==
v. ~':I l F 11 Il F I
a tempo No more ... No
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51
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hope _ _'_
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No
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(Cecile, apart at first, moves toward the bed where Tourvel lies.)
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So a - lone! ___ Un - hap-py
(Danceny does his best to make him comfortable.)
D.
, more!
(Valmont is racked by a horrible coughing.)
,,_
is..
v. :
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(Segue No. 19)
No. 19 Ensemble
Rosemonde IT' I Poco piu mosso e piu agitato
- I
(J =ca. 100)
_
I - ROSEMONDE
I t nrf
J DI
Were you
Volanges
can - not a-ban-don you to this
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poco ::> ::>

238
5
R.
You were thought so by all the world. Now must you be re -
Vo.
What can do to stop your head-long
;;---.........
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>
>
>
::> ::>
10
CECILE ,,.,
c.
Can run a - way?
R.
as so un hap - py?
--------
Vo.
in - to end less night?
14
,; A cresc I.- I
c.
.., Can 'i run
I
a- way?
I
And if_ I run a- way,
rwp sotto voce, ma pesante
A
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239
ACT III - Scene 4 - No. 19 (turning toward Tourvel)
c.
Ilfl~F
18
r-73-;
~r F II 'r
Where can I stay? Where can
poco a poco cresc. (getting angry) ,--3---,
R.11&1 ~r is
r
a
II br
wo - man's
r lot; a man's
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hap-pi- ness is in the
poco a poco cresc. (getting angry) ,-3--, ,--3---,
r r II ''F r Wr rF
is a wo - man's lot; a
-----
man's hap-pi-ness is in the
'-"
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 L__3__J
poco rail. ______________ a tempo
22
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c.11& r r #r r 111 #f- -= =-
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l#r 1
She's so a lone!----------- We're all a

f_
R.
tak - ing!
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tak - ing!
DANCENY P nf dolce
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r#r r 1
I have no love, no more! no love! 3
poco rail. _______________ a tempo
----- 240
ACT III- Scene 4- No. 19
26 poco a poco accel.
ntp -
-- --
.... /(angrily)
c. """"
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- - -
-
a
lone! Oh! A
/>(angrily)
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A
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A
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man
I
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did this!
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A
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., man did this!
T.
A
TOURVEL I
(in delirium) .... --11. ,. #
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:;
mont! _ Val - - - -
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man did this! A
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man did this! A
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more, Val-mont! No m ore,------
'(!:. ,~-~ ia. < -(co/la Tourvel) ....
v. :
' more! No more! No more, no
Meno mosso, grande, quasi una cadenza (J
!':I
=ca. 44 - 48)
~.~.~.~
A .- -.. .- - :--- :-_
:--
(calla voce)
(co/la voce)
q?J._.?J:.__..?J:.-----?J:.
241
ACT III- Scene 4 - No. 19
37 a tempo 1, sempre con moto

_.." ... > ~
c.
.., did this!
(to Rosemonde, who has been stroking her head)
,,._ menop
I ....
T. -.., ~.
- : - - : : - -
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- - - mont! Ma - dame, are all men
,,.P> >
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did this!
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Vo - - - -
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did this!
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....
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" more!
a tempo 1, sempre con moto
~
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r: tr--r
p
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42 (answering her own question)
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242
J ~
48 poco rail. _____________________________ _

(sinking into a stupor again) morendo
,.,, "
T.
.., ~
I
-
I
-
I
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One is not... (master of himself again,
but clearly running out of time)
VALMONT ntp-==::
v. --
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I
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-
poco rail. ______________________________
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(Segue No. 20)
No. 20 Scena
(As the focus moves back to Valmont and Danceny, Volanges moves upstage, overcome. Cecile pulls down. Tourvel
is sleeping again. Rosemonde, feeling the cold, gets up stiffly and starts to walk up and down. Volanges, seeing Cecile's
distress, goes to her. Cecile avoids her.)
Menomosso
nr/
Valmont r~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
wronged each oth-er, Che-va - lier. I have wronged you and I have paid.
p sub.
5 (He points to the box. Danceny picks it up.) (Recit. Con moto)
Read the la- bel on the
p sub.
3 3 3
243
(fighting back tears)
9 Re cit.
,.; t:>. I
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D.
, It says "Ac-counts ... "
I
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"Ac-counts Pay-a - ble and Due
I
"' - "'
I
be-tween the Vi-comte de Val-mont -
and the
t:>. t:>.
v. :
' box.
~
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--
1- - .., --..11:1
t:>.
(co/la voce)
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<:::::: p
Lt:'I.
===-
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(10)
(Danceny opens the box.) Conmoto
D.
Let-ters!
nrpdolce
v.~,: I ~ 7 -ir~ I - rzr ~FT
t:'I
Break the seal!

I f IA
What do you see?
- I c ' kt I
They are
Conmoto
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14
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sub.
0
IT' - I - I - I 1 r#r r rIctr-
A- ny-thing you ask, sir.
1 11
v.11,: I ,. IL 3 'I F F (~ f F ~ Ir 'I ,. I - II
Read them ... then re - mem-ber this re - quest...
---r----r---r---r-----
244
r
(Recit.) (Rushing along, Valmont is struggling to stay conscious.)

19 r-3--, -
r-3--,
You will find one let - ter, oh, at least one let - ter from Ma-dame de Mer-teuil, con-fes - sing ev' - ry
v.
~
(19)
I.,_:
r-3--, ..... r-3--, .-3--, r-3--,
- .. . . . . . .. .. .. c-- 3 ----::i ..
-
thing she has done to you, to me, and to Ce - cile, her mo-ther, _ and Ma-dame de Tour-vel. Let
.
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v. I _:
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' oth-er peo-pIe see th em. Pub-lish them! Be - lieve me, sir, there are some debts she ha;-i'n -
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(Tourvel stirs uneasily The women try to comfort her ) -.f espr
.-
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I
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, I -
Val-mont,
-
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r
I ne - ver meant to ...
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(another fit of coughing)
v. I
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' curred that we can make her pay! Che -

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245
ACT III - Scene 4-No. 20
27 (looks Danceny in the eye)
(Danceny keeps still, in deep sorrow.)
v lf'1~r t 1t t ltJ' t1 U l~F r - 11 - I

- va - lier, I in - tend- ed you to kill me.
Bva----------------------
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3
lontano
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e
(lightened, unexpectedly stronger)

nrf (non forza)
You will per - mit me__ this last

Bva------------------------------------------
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......----=::::
33 r---3---,
dolciss.
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1
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Just one more se cret... The
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246 r
TOURVEL (clearly hallucinating)
36 f1ff (non forza) ,---3---,
beau - -
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3
39
T.
a Ione! Don't
v.
ti ful Tour
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.._.. 3 3 3 3 3 3
cresc.
247 (Segue No. 21)

Moderato e maestoso
(J =ca. SO - 56) No. 21 Duet
IL:>-.----- -====
Tourvel
dows!
dolce, lontano
(Hns.)
espr., be,n cant.-====: :::==-

/==============!====~~-
pulsating
4
V. [?: VALMONT of
I " ~Ji J iiJ ~r "r
l1r 1'F I
would have giv - en half ...J
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life for her, and now I have.
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but my mem -
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accel. _________ ________ Con moto (J =ca. 72)

22 rwp
T. rue - I - IB - II - l J II r qr r I J J r II
saw you and I had no
beau - ti - ful _ _ Tour - vel! _ __ Half my heart_ she has al - read-y,
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Recit.
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And will you tell Ma-dame de Mer-teuil fare-well,
' Q"t~r LF
and that I'm sure we'll meet a-gain.
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Mon-sieur Ber-trand!
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Agitato
SB DANCENY (panicked) molto rail.
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ap-proach!.... Recit. (in tears, simply)
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BERTRAND, _ - - - - .. - ... (Tacet
I held him in my arms when he was born!

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(Sits up suddenly.) (A letter is brought to Rosemonde by
mo Ito one of the nuns. She seizes it...
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Val-mont is dead!
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253
TOURVEL
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ACT III - Scene 4 - No. 22 CECILE
16 a tempo agitato (an involuntary reaction)
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(summoning her last energy) Oh God!
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Oh, _ _ my friend ...

a tempo agitato
(Danceny leaves Valmont's side. Bertrand continues to watch Valmont's corpse.)

19 (Volanges shushes her.) (continuing)
Take them, please, _ and read them. Per
poco BjJtp
23 (She rests. Volanges finds the letters and gives

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32
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ful ha - tred is!. .. It rots the heart.

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*Faint distant chime (convent bell off-stage) 256

rail----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Larghetto (J =ca. 84)

(Cecile falls to her knees and starts to pray.
44 Rosemonde takes this in, and rises, holding the box.) ROSEMONDE nf (drily)
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It has stopped! Larghetto (J =ca. 84)
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(Segue No. 23)
Scene 5 1:1
No. 23 Epilogue
Rosemonde and Danceny, each holding a box of letters, deliberately and ceremoniously tear down the wall between the
two events by turning toward each other and bowing.
As they move upstage, the Chorus enters gorgeously dressed - Merteuil' s world. A snow begins to fall, of letters. As
the snow swells to a blizzard, the crowd reads the letters. They hurl the words at Merteuil repeatedly, without mercy.
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tend to pre-sent de Ger-court with a ruin - ed bride!"
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75 [whispers stop]
at a ban-quette, so sat down. Im-
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molto (End of the opera)

272 September 1994, San Francisco
(Revised May-Dec. 1997)
A Note on the Harps in Act One, Scene One:
Two harps are called for in this scene. They are meant to sound on-stage.
This may be done in at least two ways:
1. The actual harps are really played by Danceny and Cecile. The parts
are supposedly easy enough for singers to learn. (His playing is better
than hers.)
Or
2. A real harpist plays the parts on a harp placed off-stage, observing

the differences in skill. The harp should be rigged so that the sounds are
heard on-stage. Prop harps are used on-stage.
In no case should the harps he heard as coming from off-stage or the or

chestra pit. The harp part is written to give the player travel time from stage to
pit. A second harp is in the pit; the other harp stays off-stage.
A Note on the pronunciation of Proper Names:
To achieve a unified pronunciation of the text, it is important

that the more recalcitrant French sounds be modified to sound
as English/American as possible. The effect should be a casual
unity rather than a melange of warring tongues.
A Note ofThanks:
Though a great many people - including the publisher, strangers,

and friends - have been generous with their encouragement and
support, the composer specifically wishes to acknowledge the
editorial help of Byron Adams, Randall Behr, Peter Grunberg,
Peter Jacoby, David McDade, and Donald Runacles.
111
UBLE OF CONTENTS
(Roles in parenthesis indicate they are present but silent.)
ACTI
No.1 Introduction ............................. pg. 3
Orchestra
SCENE ONE
No.2 Cavatina ................................ pg. 8
Merteuil
No.3 Scena .................................. pg. 11
(Cecile, Danceny) Tourvel, Volanges, Tourvel,
(Julie), Rosemonde, (servants), Merteuil
No.4 Recit. and Trio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 20
Volanges, Tourvel, Merteuil
No. 5 Trio ................................... pg. 23
Volanges, Tourvel, Merteuil
No.6 Recit. and Duet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 30
Volanges, Tourvel, Merteuil, Valmont, (servants)
No. 7 Sextet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 34
Cecile, Danceny, Tourvel, Volanges, Merteuil,
Valmont
No.8 Recitative .............................. pg. 40
Volanges, Merteuil, Tourvel, Danceny, Cecile,
Valmont
No.9 Duet .................................. pg.43
Danceny, Cecile, Tourvel, Volanges
No.10 Recit. with Trio ......................... pg. 47
Cecile, Danceny, Tourvel, Merteuil, Valmont
No.11 Cavatina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 60
Merteuil, Valmont
No. 12 Merteuil's Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 62
(Cecile, Danceny, Tourvel), Merteuil, Volanges,
Valmont
FINALE:
No. 13 Scena .................................. pg. 65

Danceny, Cecile, Volanges, Valmont, (maid)
No. 14 Aria ................................... pg. 68
Volanges
No. 15 Duet .................................. pg. 71
Danceny, Volanges
No. 16 Quartet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 76
Tourvel, Gulie), Volanges, Danceny, Valmont,
(Cecile)
iv
No.17 Quintet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 78
(Servants), Rosemonde, Volanges, Tourvel,
Gulie), Valmont, Cecile
No. 18 Transition. . pg.81
Orchestra
No. 19 Cavatina . . pg. 82
Cecile
Orchestra
SCENE TWO
No. 21 Scena ... pg.85
Merteuil
No.22 Transition. . pg.94
Orchestra
No.23 Scena ... . pg. 95
Cecile, (maid, Valmont)
No.24 Transition. .pg. 100
Orchestra
No.25 Scena ... .pg. 101
Merteuil
No.26 Duet .... .pg. 103
Merteuil, Cecile
Orchestra
No.28 Scena . . . . . . .pg. 106
Tourvel, Q"ulie)
Tourvel
No. 30 Scena . . . . . . .pg. 111
Tourvel, Valmont, Emelie, (sleeping bodies)
No. 31 Arietta with Chorus . .pg. 113
Valmont
No.32 Trio with Chorus ............ .pg. 115
Valmont, Tourvel, Merteuil, Chorus (off-stage)
ACT II
No. I Introduction . . . . . . . . . . pg. 124
Orchestra
SCENE ONE
No.2 Scena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 125
Tourvel, Cecile (off-stage), Volanges, Rosemonde
No.3 Aria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 130
Rosemonde
v
SCENE TWO
No.4 Scena . . . .pg. 134

Tourvel, Cecile, Valmont
No. 5 Recit. and Cavatina. .pg. 139
Danceny, Cecile
No.6 Cavatina . .pg. 141
Danceny
No. 7 Cavatina . .pg. 145
Cecile, Danceny
ScENETHREE
No.8 Scena with Chorus . . . . .pg. 148
Valmont, Chorus (off stage)
No.9 Duet with Chorus . . . . .pg. 159
Valmont, Tourvel, Chorus (off-stage)
ACT III
SCENE ONE
No. 1 Scena with Chorus . . . . . . .pg. 166

Chorus (off-stage), Merteuil, Victoire
No.2 Recit. and Aria/Duet . . . . . .pg. 172
Merteuil, Valmont
SCENE TWO

Orchestra
No.4 Scena . . . .pg. 183
Valmont, Tourvel
No.5 Aria . . . . . . . .pg. 187
Tourvel
No.6 Scena .. .pg. 191
Valmont, Tourvel, Azalon, Gulie, servants)
No. 7 Cavatina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 196
Tourvel
Orchestra
vi
SCENE THREE
No.9 Recit. ... . . . . . . . . pg. 201
Merteuil, Danceny
No. 10 Cavatina . . ........ . . . . . . . . . pg. 202
Danceny
No. 11 Scena . . . . . . . . . . . . pg.205
Merteuil, Danceny, Valmont
No. 12 Arietta .. pg. 211
Merteuil
No.13 Scena . . . . . . . . . . . . pg.214
Valmont, Danceny, Merteuil
No.14 Transition. . . . . . . . . . pg.219
Orchestra
SCENE FOUR (DOUBLE SCENE)

No. 15 Scena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg.222
(Father Anselme, Nuns), Rosemonde, (Cecile),
Volanges, Tourvel
Orchestra
No. 17 Scena . . . . . . . pg.228
Bertrand, Valmont, Danceny (seconds)
No.18 Recit. and Ensemble . . . . . . . . pg.233
Valmont, Danceny, Cecile, Volanges, Rosemonde,
(Nuns)
No. 19 Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg.238
Volanges, Rosemonde, Cecile, Valmont,
Danceny, Tourvel
No.20 Scena . . . . . . . . . . . pg.243
Valmont, Danceny, Tourvel
No. 21 Duet . . . . . . . . pg.248
Valmont, Tourvel
No.22 Scena . . . . . . . . . . . pg.253
Tourvel, Volanges, Rosemonde, Cecile
SCENE FIVE
No.23 Epilogue with Chorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 258
Chorus, (Danceny), Merteuil
vii
Conrad Susa (b. 1935)
Conrad Susa was composer-in-residence with the Old Globe Theater in San Diego and
served as dramaturge for the O'Neill Center in Connecticut. He has produced many scores
for documentary films and PBS television productions, choral and instrumental works and
operas including Transformations, Black River and The Love ofDon Perlimplin. Susa has received
commissions from the Minnesota Opera Company, San Francisco Opera and the Pepsico
Summer Fare. He composed a church opera, The Wise Women, for the American Guild of
Organists and the opera The Dangerous Liaisons for the San Francisco Opera. His operas have
been performed by the English National Opera, the Washington Opera, Opera Theatre of
St. Louis, the Netherlands Opera, the Manhattan Theatre Club, the Minnesota Opera, and
many schools and Universities. His choral music is widely performed in the United States
and abroad. Susa has served as staff pianist with the Pittsburgh Symphony and as assistant
editor of Musical America Magazine. He is on the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory
of Music where he teaches composition, orchestration and counterpoint. Susa also teaches in
its adult extension program where he lectures on various aspects of opera. In addition, he is
chair of the composition department. Susa has won many awards including Ford Foundation
Fellowships, National Endowment for the Arts grants and a National Endowment Consortium
grant. He earned his B.F.A. from Carnegie Institute of Technology where he studied composi-
tion with Nickolai Lopatnikoff. Susa studied piano privately with Natalie Barnett Phillips. He
received his M.S. from TheJuilliard School where he studied with William Bergsma, Vincent
Persichetti and P. D. Q. Bach.
viii
Philip Littell (b. 1950)
Philip Littell has created texts, books and lyrics for a veritable roll-call of contemporary
classical composers. He has collaborated with Andre Previn (A Streetcar Named Desire),
Conrad Susa (The Dangerous Liaisons [ECS Catalog No. 4975], The Wise Women [ECS
Catalog No. 5060]), David Conte (The Dreamers [ECS Catalog No. 5219]), Libby
Larsen (Every Man Jack, Billy The Kid, Three Tales to Hang Thereby), Frank Ticheli (An
American Dream), Roger Bourland (A More Peifect Union), Jake Heggie (Eve-Song),
Peter Golub (Dark Carols) and Stephen Hartke (Sons ofNoah and The Greater Good).
For the latter, Mr. Littell was the co-recipient of the American Academy of Arts and
Letters 2008 Charles Ives Prize. He wrote the text for Michael Torke's Four Seasons
that received its premiere performance in 1999 at Avery Fisher Hall by the New York
Philharmonic under the direction of Kurt Masur as one of the two Disney Millenium
Symphonies. His three song-cycles with Robert Seeley, NakedMan, Only Human,
and The Lay of the Land, are benchmarks of the GALA chorus movement. 2008 not
only saw the first performance of Love by David Conte in San Francisco, but also of a
commission marking the San Francisco Boy's Choir's 60th birthday in collaboration
with composer Jeremy Faust (Parvus Sum).
ix
THE COLLECTOR ANo PUBLISHER OF THESE
LETTERS AnnRESSES His READERS
These demonstrate two truths

It seems most people do not know
And should.
One:
Any woman
Who admits a man without morals
Will most certainly end up
As his next victim.
And the other:
Any mother who allows
Her daughter any confidant
Besides herself is, at the very least,
Unwise.
Why this should surprise
The general public and so scandalize
Society is a mystery to us.
Of course we are disgusted
By the contents of these letters
But we feel they can instruct us,
We can all draw
The moral.
Let not mothers shield their daughters
From these truths. They should read
These letters on their wedding nights.
Let married women benefit.
And widows. Only the depraved, the truly lost,
Can be indifferent.
For gentlemen and ladies of true sensibility,
We publish them with pride
And to applause.
M.P.... L. .... for M.C .... DeL. ....

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497 51 Susa/Littell IThe Dangerous Liaisons I Piano/Vocal Score

Opera in Three Acts

Music by Conrad Susa

Commissioned by the San Francisco Opera

Based on the original novel in French,

Marquise de MERTEUIL (mezzo-soprano) ................................................................................... a wealthy widow

EMILIE (soprano) ......................................................................................................................................... a whore

(Flghns.) II ntpdoIce, Ion tano G

Copyright 2000 by E. C. Schirmer Music Company.

rttp rttp ., :::::=- rttp -=:::::::

(Merteuil, near the windows, surveys the room.)

(more rumbling thunder)

Poco piu mosso, appassionato

af - ter-noon, Or a lov-er who can-not win a wo - man al-read-y

nrf twanky IWJ' rich, smooth

All he hopes for is a kiss, all he hopes for is a kiss, What is

14 (She turns her attention to Valmont and Tourvel.)

What is odd- er than a shin-ing sun _ _ in the rain, Or a

(Now her attention is on herself)

si - lent than the

33 directs Danceny to some new music.)

(The card players have

Shall we play a-no - ther?

She will ru - in me... Ma -

(Tourvel hides her discomfort by dealing with some mail just

... ... ~- i,..

Ce-cile is mak-ing such pro-gress.

"' is less awk-ward.

Did you hear that? A let-ter from Ger-court...

44 (The rain begins to shower again.)

(in Merteuil' s ear)

- _hrfl '"n I (calla voce) n!f

Moderato (J =ca. 80)

all af - ter - noon.

Our in - ter- rupt-ed pic-nic could be served right here. that a -

Neph - ew, will you see my to my room?

71 (to Merteuil, as to one of equal status) ........_

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I fear a storm on. I sup-pose

What a plea- sure to have you here with me. I have

89 Poco piu mosso

pi ty you, my boy; That is one you will nev - er en -

rail.____________________________ Meno mosso, ma non sentimentale

I'll be good for at least a - noth - er

106 ,-3--, poco rit. allarg. (They exit.)

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No. 4 Recitative and Trio

9 (Merteuil and Volanges catch each other's eye)

...-_ (calla voce)

23 (with a slight draw) 3 3 3

26 (somewhat ashamed of her outburst)

He comes to me for coun-sel and ad - vice. (in complete earnest)

Are_ you pre-pared to pay that price?

is to do noth - ing, and

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