Seven angels have fallen through space and time for so long, they have forgotten why. Coming to rest on a desert landscape, they imagine the creation of a legendary garden that once flourished there and its destruction from greed and neglect. Inspired by Paradise Lost , Seven Angels interprets the themes of John Milton’s masterpiece for a modern audience facing up to the urgent challenges of a changing climate and ever-depleting resources.This is the long-awaited first opera from Luke Bedford featuring the libretto of award-winning poet Glyn Maxwell.>“Words and music come together… like two swans elegantly floating in the river’s current… beautiful words with extraordinary creative and artistic direction” – Paul Guest, Ceasefire
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Glyn Maxwell. Seven Angels
Welcome to Seven Angels
Paradise Lost
The Story
Milton and Ecology
SEVEN ANGELS
Contents
Characters
ACT ONE. 1. THE STORY OF THE ANGELS
2. THE STORY OF THE HOUSEHOLD
3. THE STORY OF THE GARDEN
4. THE STORY OF THE PRINCE
5. THE STORY OF THE WAITRESS
ACT TWO. 6. THE STORY OF THE CONFERENCE
7. THE STORY OF THE STARS
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Music by Luke Bedford
Words by Glyn Maxwell
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The Prince notices the Waitress for the first time, and falls in love
with her. She persuades him that they must re-open the Garden,
