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| Composer | Saariaho, Kaija (1952-2023) |
| Period | Modern |
| Year | 2010 |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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Forebodings: Elizabeth Futral embodies Saarihao's Émilie at Lincoln Center Festival
“I put into your hands manuscripts that I very much wish will remain after me,” wrote Émilie du Châtelet shortly before the birth of her fourth child in 1749. “I hope... that my lying-in, which I am expecting at any moment, will not be fatal, as I fear.” Her fears did prove fatal, and she died days after giving birth, at the age of 42.