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Manuel de Falla’s Ballet of the Three-cornered Hat. Introduction. “Young bride, lock the door with a crossbar. “…for even if the devil is sleeping, like as not he’ll wake up.”. Part One: Afternoon. A miller and his wife are hard at work.
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“…for even if the devil is sleeping, like as not he’ll wake up.”
A passing gentleman flirts with the miller’s wife while whistling.
A procession approaches…the town’s mayor, his wife, and their entourage.
The miller’s wife assures the miller of her constancy and tells him to hide.
The mayor, smitten by the seductive dance, enters and bows to the miller’s wife.
…but in her animated dance, she keeps them out of his reach.
The neighbors come to celebrate a feast at the mill. Men and women drink and dance.
The miller’s wife gracefully thanks her friends, then asks her husband to dance for them.
After his dance, the miller is congratulated by his friends.