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Daughters of the Bloody Duke
Daughters of the Bloody Duke
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“Daughters of the Bloody Duke” deserves to have a long and happy life... I would love to see what its creators come up with next."
- Washington Post
| About |
“Daughters of the Bloody Duke” is a dark comedic one-act opera, in which Margot, the young daughter of the Bloody Duke of Ravenswood, must choose between love and the demands of her revenge-crazed family. In a dark Gothic castle, the newlyweds Kent De Quincey and Margot Craven, have just spent their wedding night together. After Kent falls asleep, Margot prepares to murder him, having been ordered to by her father, Gilbert Craven, “the Bloody Duke of Ravenswood.” All forty of the Craven daughters have been ordered to kill their husbands – the forty sons of De Quincey, who cheated Ravenswood out of his lands. Margot is interrupted by her sister, Claudia, who is covered with blood, drunk and gleeful after murdering her husband. After Claudia leaves, Margot attempts again to carry out the deed, only this time she is ordered to stop by the ghost of her grandmother, Eleanor, the Countess of Ravenswood. Margot must finally choose between her family’s thirst for revenge and her own growing love for her new husband. |
| Instrumentation |
Margot Craven, soprano |
| Duration | 21:00 |
| Year Completed | 2014 |
| Commissioner |
Washington National Opera WORLD PREMIERE: November 21, 2014. Kennedy Center, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
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| Librettist | David Johnston |
| Errata | None |
| More Info |
Washington Post Review "And Runestad had fun going over the top, piling melody upon melody in a celebration of camp. “Daughters of the Bloody Duke” deserves to have a long and happy life... I would love to see what its creators come up with next." Read more.
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