CHAPTER XI

BORODIN AND CUI

Borodin. Biographical details. _Prince Igor._ Comparison of _Igor_ with Glinka's _Russlan and Liudmilla._ Orientalism and optimism in _Prince Igor._ Death of Borodin. César Cui. His French descent. Early operas, _The Mandarin's Son_, _The Captive in the Caucasus_, _William Ratcliff_, _Angelo_, _The Saracen_. A French opera, _Le Flibustier._ _Mam'selle Fifi._ Analysis of Cui's style......253