the End of the Affair 2005.10.15. Seattle Opera.
Composed by Jake Higgies, libretto by Heather McDonald, based on novel by Graham Greene.
No chorus. A couple of quartets, pretty nice. The music is not very memorable. The foxtrot at the beginning and end of the opera seems to come from somewhere. I like the singers (except for the mother figure. I think she can be deleted. Her voice is coarse too.), Mary Mills for Sarah, Brett Polegato for Henry the husband, Philip Cutlip for Maurice the lover. Interesting to have the two leading voices in baritone. The stage design is not bad, however, it looks more like some town in France or Italy than London. Overall, a good attempt.