Opera Philadelphia
Curtis Opera Theatre March 2013
From the mind and heart of famed composer Benjamin Britten emerges a stirringly beautiful chamber opera based on a short story by Henry James. The opera, which premiered in 1970, introduces us to Owen Wingrave, a committed pacifist born into a renowned military family. Met with a torrent of disapproval over his beliefs yet desperate to keep the love of his would-be bride, Owen is determined to prove his inner strength – even if it leads to his own mysterious end.