Season 18 · Episode 7
Episode 7: 18007 Benjamin: Written On Skin
The opera is divided into 15 scenes. The Protector (a rich land-owner) pays the Boy (an artist) t...
Classical Music Discoveries · Classical Music Discoveries
October 31, 20211h 51mExplicit
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Show Notes
The opera is divided into 15 scenes. The Protector (a rich land-owner) pays the Boy (an artist) to create and illustrate a manuscript about his family. The Boy and the Protector's wife Agnès are attracted to each other. Incensed by the reawakened independence of his wife, the Protector murders the Boy and forces Agnès unwittingly to eat his heart. Agnès commits suicide. 'Angels' comment throughout on the action from a modern-day perspective.
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