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FULL THE SONG OF MARGERY KEMPE (Brian Inglis) London 2009 Loré Lixenberg
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: TheSong of Margery Kempe
- Composer: Inglis Brian
- Libretto: Brian Inglis Libretto Text, Libretto Index
- Venue & Opera Company: Riverside Studios, London, UK
- Recorded: August 1 & 2, 2009
- Type: Staged Opera Live
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
Margery, the wife of John (a respectable burgher of Lynn), has a successful brewing business in her own right, yet yearns for spiritual satisfaction after the birth of her first child.
Scene 1: Mid afternoon, Margery’s parlour. While attempting to pray, Margery is visited by a horrifying vision of demons.
Scene 2: Dawn, the next morning. She regains consciousness to the sound of a heavenly melody which assures her of heaven, and inspires her to weep for sin and dedicate her life to God.
Scene 3: Morning in Lynn courthouse, some years later. Her excessive piety has led her to be denounced as a Lollard and tried as a heretic.
Scene 4: Noon, a few months afterwards. Margery reflects on her life and what has happened.