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Soldier makes a fatal mistake by calling Robespierre a tyrant. The Orc bests The Soldier by his boasts to the Crowd who have entered The Committee Building who rush The Soldier, tie him up, and take him to the river to toss him into it. All exit except Mariella and The Small Marat.
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Prisoners who are brought before them. The Orc notices the absence of papers for The Princess Fluery, which makes him angry. The Orc makes to strike her and at her cry The Soldier enters. The Orc reveals he rules by Robespierre's
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The Orc has three collaborators, The Spy, The Thief, The Tiger. The Tiger now enters with another "fat, chubby little man", the
Carpenter. The Orc and the Tiger discuss plans for the evening which will clear the prison immediately quickly - they will load a boat with prisoners, sail it to sea, then
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Another recording exists on archive.org with the performing forces at the Teatro Lirico, Livorno, with
Giancarlo Boldrini (L'Orco), Regina De Ventura (Mariella), Jesus Pinto (Il piccolo Marat), Fulvia Bertoli (La principessa), Marco Cinghari (Il soldato), Maurizio Picconi (Il carpentiere), Antonio
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Mariella and precedes to win her over, revealing he is Prince Jean-Charles of Fluery. He enlists her in his scheme to rescue his mother, to which Mariella assents. The two hide in the shadows as The Orc, drunk, returns and climbs the stairs to his bedroom.
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Carpenter comes to visit. He is much changed, "emaciated, ashen, undone." He has come to ask Mariella to intercede on his behalf with her Uncle. They reminisce about what their city once was. The Carpenter confesses that he spies for The Soldier. Mariella reveals a
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Committee Building. Words are exchanged between The Marats and the Crowd who insist the youths "resell contraband." The Captain of the Marats exhorts the crowd to disperse. The Orc
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Scene: A small town square. On the left a building with a gallery and stairs, door beneath the gallery - The Committee Building. In the distance a bridge spanning a river. On the right a convent converted to a prison. All is deserted save "an American hussar" who stands guard at the prison.
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The Little Prince searches for pen and paper to extort from The Orc a Safe Conduct for himself, Mariella, his Mother, and the Carpenter. The Orc awakes and commences to struggle for his freedom. With dagger in hand, The Little Prince reveals his identity and keeps The Orc restrained.
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The Small Marat enters. By his actions he shows his affection for Mariella. He asks if The Carpenter has "a boat that goes out to sea." The Carpenter admits he does. The Small Marat arranges for The Carpenter to meet him later for use of the boat.
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Mantesi (La spia, Enrico Rotoli (Il ladro), Delfo Menicucci (Il Tigre), Maurizio Razzauti (Il portatore di ordini), Luca Stefanini (Il capitano dei Marats), Carlo Messeri (il prigioniero), Direttore Mauro Ceccanti.
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Scene: The Orc's bedroom. The room contains some ramshackle furniture mixed with various luxury furnishings scattered here and there, evidently benefited from fruitful "searches" in aristocratic houses.
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The Soldier exits The Committee Building, followed by The Orc and his men, and exits the square. The sound of the voices of Prisoners singing as they embark onto the boat is heard as the act ends.
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label as a 3-LP set and, later, a 2-CD set. A live concert performance from the Netherlands, 1992, starring Susan Neves and Daniel Galvez-Vallejo, was issued on the Bongiovanni label.
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scuttle the boat. The Carpenter shows, despite his great fear, the Orc and the Tiger a model of his boat and how it works. The Orc and his men belittle and humiliate the Carpenter.
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