In the Locked Room Opera in 1 act 瓦特金斯 歌劇 總譜 朔特版

以湯瑪斯-哈代（Thomas Hardy）的短篇小說為起點，我們被帶到現代，以當代的視角欣賞這部長篇小說，探索心靈對個人行為的影響。一扇緊閉的門引發了強烈的迷戀，現實與幻想的界限開始變得模糊。艾拉和她的高官丈夫斯蒂芬租住在蘇珊擁有的海邊度假屋中。艾拉發現，房子裡一個上鎖的房間被詩人本-帕斯科租用，而帕斯科的作品讓她深深著迷。艾拉對帕斯科的癡迷與斯蒂芬在城市最大交易的進展同步增長。她一開始只是在閱讀帕斯科的作品時想像詩人的聲音，但很快就發展到幻想與帕斯科在他上鎖的房間裡邂逅。斯蒂芬從城裡回來，與艾拉做愛，但這並不是她所希望的。我們只在蘇珊身上看到過一次真正的帕斯科。當斯蒂芬的經濟夢想得以實現，艾拉的幻想吞噬了她的時候，她得知了帕斯科的死訊。儘管環境發生了變化，但艾拉還是選擇留在她的新世界裡"

作曲家: Watkins, Huw
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出版社: Schott Music
原文簡介:
Taking Thomas Hardy’s short story as its starting point, we are transported to the present for a contemporary take on the novella which explores the power the mind can have over that person’s actions. A closed door sparks an obsession so strong that the boundaries between reality and fantasy begin to blur.Ella and her high-finance husband Stephen rent a room in a holiday home on the coast, owned by Susan. Ella discovers that a locked room in the house is rented by a poet - Ben Pascoe - whose work holds a deep fascination for her. The room is held for Pascoe, though he visits rarely.Ella's obsession with Pascoe grows in parallel with the progress of Stephen's biggest City deal. She begins by imagining the poet's voice as she reads his work, but this quickly grows to fantasised encounters with Pascoe in his locked room. Stephen returns from the City and makes love to Ella, but it is not him she wishes for. We see the real Pascoe only once, with Susan.As Stephen's financial dreams are realised and Ella's fantasy consumes her, she learns of Pascoe's death. Despite her changed circumstances, Ella chooses to stay in her new world.