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Opéras
Avertissement de contenu : mort, meurtre, violence
This opera explores the interior realm of a woman’s response to a crisis. The Laurels plays with audience assumptions and expectations; it is well into the piece before we realize the stranger is not the person he appears to be. While it is important that Laurel’s understanding of the Stranger is consi...
This opera explores the interior realm of a woman’s response to a crisis. The Laurels plays with audience assumptions and expectations; it is well into the piece before we realize the stranger is not the person he appears to be. While it is important that Laurel’s understanding of the Stranger is consi...
Musique : Jeffrey Ryan
Livret : Michael Lewis MacLennan
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Extraits
Une jeune femme, Laurel, traverse une forêt sombre, remplie d'anxiété et hantée par des souvenirs inquiétants.
Laurel stabs the Stranger, killing him. As his body slides to the ground to rest at her feet, she begins to feel a new sense of freedom, not realising that it is at the cost of her conscience and her humanity. The aria should be performed with an improvisational blues quality over the regular pulse of the accompaniment, to convey both this se...
Dans un parc boisé la nuit, on dirait que Laurel court pour sauver sa vie, mais il s'avère qu'elle fuit le souvenir du meurtre qu'elle a commis cette nuit-là.
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