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| Composer | Milhaud, Darius (1892-1974) |
| Period | Early 20th century |
| Year | 1966 |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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A noisy rendition of The Guilty Mother
The opera can be summed up by a line sung by the Countess in Act 4: “You’re killing her with all this noise.”
A tangled knot: Milhaud’s La mère coupable
I have no objection per se with naked women bathing in blood, masturbating to crucifixes or being flagellated by priests in confessional booths, but only if it somehow aids understanding of the story