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| 作曲者 | Huw Watkins (b. 1976) |
| タイトル | In the Locked Room [vocal/piano score] |
| サブタイトル | Opera in 1 act |
| 出版社 | Schott（ショット） |
| 楽器編成（詳細） | 1(pic).1(ca).1.1-1.1.0.0-perc(crot,s.d,b.d,high metal block,high and med wdbl)-hp-str |
| 品番 | 9790220135552 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 形状 | 102 ページ・中綴じ |
| 演奏時間 | 45分 |
| 作曲年 | 2011-2012年 |
| 出版年 | 2014年 |
| 出版番号 | ED 13779 |
| ISMN | 9790220135552 |
Taking Thomas Hardy’s short story as its starting point, we are transported to the present for a contemporary take on the novella which explores the power the mind can have over that person’s actions. A closed door sparks an obsession so strong that the boundaries between reality and fantasy begin to blur.Ella and her high-finance husband Stephen rent a room in a holiday home on the coast, owned by Susan. Ella discovers that a locked room in the house is rented by a poet - Ben Pascoe - whose work holds a deep fascination for her. The room is held for Pascoe, though he visits rarely.Ella's obsession with Pascoe grows in parallel with the progress of Stephen's biggest City deal. She begins by imagining the poet's voice as she reads his work, but this quickly grows to fantasised encounters with Pascoe in his locked room. Stephen returns from the City and makes love to Ella, but it is not him she wishes for. We see the real Pascoe only once, with Susan.As Stephen's financial dreams are realised and Ella's fantasy consumes her, she learns of Pascoe's death. Despite her changed circumstances, Ella chooses to stay in her new world.