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Scene 1. Mrs. Leigh's Country House, August 1815
Lady Byron catches Byron embracing his sister, Augusta, but still hopes to reform him. The poet calls his wife a fool but Augusta sides with her. He is bitter about his lame foot. At Lady Byron's prodding, Augusta vows never to see Byron again.
Byron entertains the ladies. He is introduced to Miss Milbank (the future Lady Byron) and they talk.
2. De Banfield Opera Lord Byron's Love Letter
Scene 1. Inside Westminster AbbeyMoore insists they read the memoir, then proceeds to do.
Lord Byron is a 3-act English historical opera composed by Virgil Thomson (November 25, 1896 – September 30, 1989. Libretto is by Jack Larson. It was premiered in New York City, Juilliard Theater, Lincoln Center, April 20, 1972. Setting is in London, 1812-1824.
Featured in this article are two operas about Lord Byron, regarded the greatest 19th century English poet: Lord Byron by Virgil Thomson and Lord Byron's Love Letter by Raffaello De Banfield.
Moore finishes reading the memoir. He vows to buy back the manuscript and give it to Augusta. Hobhouse lends Moore the money. Over the countess's objections, they burn the memoir. Dean Ireland refuses Byron burial in the abbey. The poets stress that Byron's genius and fame should live on.
1. Virgil Thomson's Opera Lord Byron
Act III
Act II
The people of London, including the poets Gray, Thomson, Spenser, Dryden, Milton and Johnson, mourn the death of Lord Byron. His friends, Hobhouse and Moore, his publisher, Murray, his sister, Augusta Leigh, and Lady Byron agree to look out for the poet's posthumous fame. Byron's last mistress [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Countess Guiccioli, has brought a statue of Byron. Hobhouse plans to give it to John Ireland, the dean of Westminster Abbey, in the hope it will help get Byron to be buried in the abbey's poet's corner. Moore tells everyone that Byron left a memoir, that he has given rights to Moore – who received an advance on it from Murray. Murray tells them the memoir would damn Byron's name forever.
Byron celebrates the English victory over Napoleon. He flirts with his sister, Augusta. Lady Melbourne advises him to marry Miss Milbank to avert a scandal.
Lord Byron's Love Letter is a 1-act lyric drama composed by Raffaello De Banfield (June 2, 1922 – January 7, 2008). Libretto is by Tennessee Williams. It was premiered in New Orleans [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Dixon Hall, Tulane University, January 17
Miss Milbank is set on reforming the poet. He and Miss Milbank are to be married on New Year's Day. Byron goes drinking with his friends.
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Scene 2. Morning Party at Lady Melbourne's, March 1812
Scene 3. Burlington House's Victory Ball, July 1814
Augusta Leigh, Byron's sister (soprano)Lady Byron (mezzo soprano)Lord Byron (tenor)John Murray, Byron's publisher (tenor)John Hobhouse, Byron's friend (bass baritone)Thomas Moore, Byron's friend (baritone)Gray and Thomson [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Poets (tenors)Spenser and Dryden - Poets (baritones)Milton and Johnson - Poets (basses)Lady Melbourne (soprano)John Ireland – Dean of the Abbey (bass)Synopsis of Opera Lord ByronAct I
Cast of Characters - Lord Byron Opera-
Scene 4. At Lady Melbourne's House and Byron's Club, New Year's Eve 1814
Scene 2. The Westminster Abbey
Inside Westminster Abbey