Sir Peter Maxwell Davies’s opera The Lighthouse is performed by the Boston Lyric Opera
Published: 06 February 2012
Category: Artists
On 8, 9, 11 and 12 February 2012, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies’s opera The Lighthouse is performed by the Boston Lyric Opera in an eagerly-awaited new production conducted by David Angus at Boston’s John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum.
The work, written in 1979 to a libretto by the conductor, is described as “a mystery story in the form of a chamber opera” and was inspired by a true incident from 1900 in which a lighthouse was discovered deserted of its three keepers, despite no sign of disturbance.
Please explore the following links for further information:
A preview article on the production
Maxwell Davies and David Angus discuss the opera
A video showing the planning and building of the set
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