prodigue

Paris, may be heard very excellent performances of Oratorio by ancient and modern composers, from Handel and Bach to Claude Debussy; though I do not know whether or no _l'Enfant prodigue_ (The Prodigal Son), by

Style in Singing W. E. Haslam

In 1884 he gained the Prix de Rome with his cantata "L'Enfant prodigue."

Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers Paul Rosenfeld 1918

In 1884, when he was in his twenty-second year, his cantata, _l'Enfant prodigue_, won for him the _Prix de Rome_ by a majority of twenty-two out of twenty-eight votes -- it is said to have been the unanimous opinion of the jury that the score was "one of the most interesting that had been heard at the _Institut_ for years."

Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande A Guide to the Opera with Musical Examples from the Score Lawrence Gilman 1908

A translation by Frau Schuselka (who has performed here sometimes) of the "Pere prodigue" of Dumas fils was to have come on the boards; but it appears that there are scruples about making such very ominous demands on the customary powers of digestion of our un-lavish fathers of families!

Letters Liszt, Franz 1893

He had rushed up to Maryllia, and seizing her hand had kissed it rapturously, -- he had caught Cicely in his arms and embraced her enthusiastically with a 'Mon enfant prodigue!' and, tossing his grizzled locks from off his broad forehead, he had seated himself, sans ceremonie, amidst the company, as though he had known everyone present all his life.

God's Good Man Marie Corelli 1889

He had rushed up to Maryllia, and seizing her hand had kissed it rapturously, -- he had caught Cicely in his arms and embraced her enthusiastically with a 'Mon enfant prodigue!' and, tossing his grizzled locks from off his broad forehead, he had seated himself, sans ceremonie, amidst the company, as though he had known everyone present all his life.

God's Good Man Marie Corelli 1889

He had rushed up to Maryllia, and seizing her hand had kissed it rapturously, -- he had caught Cicely in his arms and embraced her enthusiastically with a 'Mon enfant prodigue!' and, tossing his grizzled locks from off his broad forehead, he had seated himself, sans ceremonie, amidst the company, as though he had known everyone present all his life.

God's Good Man Marie Corelli 1889

On a ete injuste pour lui; comme il avait enormement d'esprit, on l'a accuse d'etre leger; comme il produisait avec une facilite incroyable, on l'a accuse de gacher la besogne, et, comme il etait prodigue, on l'a accuse de manquer de tenue.

Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation William Ernest Henley 1876

Miss Paget, always constant to the idea of a duty to be performed on her side, even to this _père prodigue_, obeyed the summons promptly, with the full approval of Georgy, always good-natured after her own fussy manner.

Charlotte's Inheritance 1875

La République est essentiellement prodigue parce que, toute la machine gouvernementale reposant sur l'élection, les ministres sont obligés de donner aux deputés des places innombrables pour satisfaire la foule encore plus nombreuse de leurs agents électoraux, et de permettre des travaux, des dépenses exagérés dans chaque arrondissement, ici pour favoriser le député républicain, là pour nuire au député conservateur.

Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. John Knox Laughton 1872