The Lyre of Orpheus

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The Lyre of Orpheus

By: Robertson Davies

Narrated by: Frederick Davidson

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There is an important decision to be made. The Cornish Foundation must choose a worthy undertaking upon which to expend a portion of its considerable funds. As the Foundation's chairman, Arthur Cornish believes they should select a project worthy of the risk taker whose name the Foundation bears. And so it is decided: the Foundation will fund the doctoral work of one Hulda Schnakenburg, a grumpy, grimy, thoroughly difficult, and extraordinarily talented music student. Her task is to complete the score of an unfinished opera by the Romantic composer, writer, and music critic E. T. A. Hoffmann. In addition to this, the Foundation, against all common sense, will undertake to stage the opera. As the production takes shape, Hoffmann's restless spirit hovers rather too close for comfort, and his dictum "The lyre of Orpheus opens the door of the underworld" proves prophetic for many a participant.©1988 by Robertson Davies (P)1996 by Blackstone Audiobooks

Robertson DaviesFrederick DavidsonBlackstone Audio, Inc.

Contemporary Fiction

Genre Fiction

Literary Fiction

Opera

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