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The Wreckers is set amongst the legends of the Cornish coast, where it was thought that ships were deliberately led astray by the people who lived on the coast, so that they would wreck on the rocks and could be plundered.
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Dame Ethel Smyth’s opera The Wreckers is adapted from Henry...
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Three years later, in November 2018, The Wreckers was staged by Arcadian Opera at the Roxburgh Theatre, Stowe, Buckinghamshire, in England, to mark the centenary of women's suffrage in the United Kingdom and Smyth’s role in that victory. This critically acclaimed production was conducted by Justin Lavender, who had sung the role of Mark in ...
May 23, 2022 · Despite its obscurity The Wreckers has been described as the most important English opera composed between Henry Purcell (1659-1695) and Benjamin Britten (1913-1976). Set in Cornwall in the late 19th century, it is a story of profound tension, struggle and moral ambiguity in a community whose survival depends on luring ships on to the rocks for ...
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Oct 18, 2020 · From romantic string interludes to thrilling wind writing, The Wreckers Overture perfectly encapsulates the story of this opera. Opening with a stately opening theme led by the strings, the brass soon join in as the orchestra part ways to create a counterpoint effect.
Act One. In this coastal village in Cornwall, England, Pascoe, the preacher, lives in a small cottage near the Wesleyan Chapel, which is next to the tavern. They are overlooked by a lighthouse on the cliff.
Laurent warns against jumping to conclusions and organises a small search party to find out who the traitor really is. The others whip themselves up in readiness for slaughter on the beach. The search party has split up along the coast with Tallan’s young son Jacquet pursuing Pasko in order to impress Avis.
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Mar 15, 2023 · Set in a Cornish fishing village in the late 18th century, the action opens on a Sunday, with the villagers – the wreckers of the title – drinking at the local inn before going to chapel. Life is harsh and precarious and the villagers are reliant on salvage taken from ships wrecked on the cliffs.
