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Oeuvre: Clemency

Rechercher des événements de musique classique, opéra et ballet
Fichier de données
CompositeurMacMillan, Sir James (n. 1959)
ÉpoqueContemporain
Type d'œuvreOpéra / Oratorio
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James MacMillan's Clemency receives its North American première in Boston

In James MacMillan’s Clemency, three strangers visit Abraham and Sarah. The aging couple make them welcome and receive the news that Sarah will bear a son – to Sarah’s disbelief. They appear to be angels, coming to bless the couple. But as the travelers prepare to leave, they reveal that their next stop is one of condemnation. The people of the twin towns, Sodom and Gomorrah, will be destroyed.