The Sacrificer
Martin Halpern
About this work:
Freely based on Euripides' "Iphigenia in Tauris," the opera treats human sacrifice in the name of divine sanction as a crime against mankind, with the character of the fanatical tyrant KIng Thoas intended as a parallel to contemporary terrorist leaders.
Version: Chamber Opera in One Act
Year composed: 2010
Duration: 00:45:00
Ensemble type: Opera/Theater:Chamber Opera, Two or More Singers
Instrumentation: 1 Piano, 1 Soprano, 1 Mezzo-Soprano, 1 Tenor, 1 Baritone