The Sacrifice, James MacMillan's second full-length opera, received its premiere in 2007 with the Welsh National Opera, and this recording comes from that production. The libretto, by poet Michael Symmons Roberts, is an updated version of a story from the medieval Welsh legend The Mabinogion. The plot has to do with the attempt of a General to put an end to a blood feud between his country and a neighboring country, and the cost to himself and his family. MacMillan cites Strauss' Elektra as an inspiration, more for its ...
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The Sacrifice, James MacMillan's second full-length opera, received its premiere in 2007 with the Welsh National Opera, and this recording comes from that production. The libretto, by poet Michael Symmons Roberts, is an updated version of a story from the medieval Welsh legend The Mabinogion. The plot has to do with the attempt of a General to put an end to a blood feud between his country and a neighboring country, and the cost to himself and his family. MacMillan cites Strauss' Elektra as an inspiration, more for its theme of a bloody family tragedy than for its music, although he does occasionally aspire to a Straussian orchestral intensity. The subject is a reminder of the composer's affinity for gruesome topics, beginning with his breakthrough piece, The Confession of Isobel Gowdie, but The Sacrifice is considerably less disturbing than his previous opera, Inés de Castro. The opera begins promisingly with a gorgeous, evocative orchestral prelude, and some of the interludes are exceptionally...
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