{"product_id":"9780571543069-picture-a-day-like-this-text-for-music","title":"Picture a day like this (text for music)","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePicture a day like this\u003c\/strong\u003e is the fourth collaboration between George Benjamin and Martin Crimp, whose acclaimed partnership produced \u003cem\u003eWritten on Skin\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cem\u003e Lessons in Love and Violence\u003c\/em\u003e, and Into the \u003cem\u003eLittle Hill\u003c\/em\u003e. Playwright Martin Crimp’s text for the opera is a bittersweet fable on grief and renewal. It tells the story of a Woman (mezzosoprano) who has lost her child; if she can meet one truly happy person before nightfall, they will return to life. In her search, across seven scenes, she meets a pair of lovers, a Composer and their assistant, an Artisan, Collector, and the mysterious Zabelle. Crimp’s text is both lyrical and immediate, matching the precision and intensity of Benjamin’s music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePicture a day like this\u003c\/strong\u003e premiered at the Aix-en-Provence Festival in 2023; the 60-minute work is scored for five voices (S-S-MS-Ct-Bar) and twenty-two instrumentalists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41058947104865,"sku":"9780571543069","price":37.92,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27231790.jpg?v=1721593933","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780571543069-picture-a-day-like-this-text-for-music","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}