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The Prisoner: An Opera in One Act
Music by William Gardner
Libretto by Matthew Green
Alex Papp conductor
Eleanor Burke director
Emma Warner The Lawyer
Abbie Ward The Guard
William Gardner The Priest
Michael Temporal Darell The Prisoner
'How long have I been here? Pressed between these four walls...'
In a lightless cell, as a prisoner faces his execution, a lawyer and a priest fight for his life and soul, whilst a guard observes their struggle.
After a sold-out run of 'A New England' at Téte-à-Tête Opera Festival last year, William Gardner and Matthew Green bring you their latest one-act opera, 'The Prisoner', a taut psychological drama that questions whether our beliefs liberate or imprison us....