Thebans: Opera in Three Acts, Libretto - Couverture souple

 
9780571537105: Thebans: Opera in Three Acts, Libretto

Synopsis

Premiered at English National Opera in 2014, Julian Anderson’s first opera Thebans is based on Sophocles’ Oedipus trilogy, which the composer, together with librettist Frank McGuinness, has distilled to c.100 minutes of taught drama. The themes of the original – blood, murder, incest, political ambition, love and loyalty – are, if anything, intensified in this bold, erudite adaptation. ‘The drama is vivid and strong,’ writes Anderson, ‘I don’t want people to know what’s hit them until they’ve left the opera house.’


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