The Knot Garden

The Knot Garden

The Knot Garden (français : le jardin aux sentiers enchevêtrés) est un opéra en trois actes de Michael Tippett sur un livret du compositeur. Il est créé le 2 décembre 1970 àCovent Garden de Londres sous la direction de Colin Davis.

Distribution

Rôle Voix Première , 2 Décembre 1970
(Chef d'orchestre: Sir Colin Davis)
Faber, un ingénieur baryton Raimund Herincx
Thea, sa femme mezzo-soprano Yvonne Minton
Flora, leur pupille soprano Jill Gomez
Denise, la sœur de Théa soprano dramatique Josephine Barstow
Mel, écrivain baryton-basse Thomas Carey
Dov, musicien ténor Robert Tear
Mangus, psychanalyste baryton Thomas Hemsley

Argument

Le psychanalyste Mangus est sollicité par Faber et Théa pour soigner leur pupille Flora. La séance est troublée par l'arrivée d'un couple d'homosexuels, l'écrivain noir Mel et le musicien Dov puis par Denise la sœur de Théa qui est une militante révolutionnaire à avoir subi la torture.



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