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- Eugene Goossens
Judith (1927)
- Chester Music Ltd (World)
Opera in one act.
Unavailable for performance.
- 3333/4331/timp.perc/cel.hp/str
- Baritone, Mezzo Soprano, Soprano, Tenor; Bass Baritone
- 1 hr 5 min
- Arnold Bennett
- English
Programme Note
BRIEF SYNOPSIS
Holofernes, the great commander without whom the Assyrian army would be ‘but a rabble’, has Achior, an Ammonite, incarcerated for advising him not to attack the Judean city of Bethulia. The ravishingly beautiful Judith, chosen to save the city, comes with her servant Haggith to speak with Holofernes. They find Achior and set him free. Bagoas, Holofernes’ chief eunuch, is delighted by Judith’s appearance and is determined to make her his own. She, however, remains in command of the situation. As they eat and drink together she succeeds in making Holofernes completely intoxicated and in his stupor she slays him.
Holofernes, the great commander without whom the Assyrian army would be ‘but a rabble’, has Achior, an Ammonite, incarcerated for advising him not to attack the Judean city of Bethulia. The ravishingly beautiful Judith, chosen to save the city, comes with her servant Haggith to speak with Holofernes. They find Achior and set him free. Bagoas, Holofernes’ chief eunuch, is delighted by Judith’s appearance and is determined to make her his own. She, however, remains in command of the situation. As they eat and drink together she succeeds in making Holofernes completely intoxicated and in his stupor she slays him.