| Content | He believes he has found a solution to end the 4th act. He asks for his opinion. He will also ask Mr. Maag when he meets with him. The scene remains the same, the backdrop of the church remains. After Manolia's death, he might include a Magdalene aria with the same text, but dramatic and passionate. The people of Sarakina gather and Pop Fotis sings the Dies Irae, but he cannot continue, which is in the book, and the choir continues the funeral chant. They cover Manolia (also in the book), everyone kneels and the singing intensifies. The people of Sarakina leave and the singing fades. The congregation gathers nearby and the scene goes dark, except for the illuminated bodies of Manolio and Magdalene and the figures of Lenia and Nicolia in their wedding dresses at the altar. Judas in a corner nearby. Magdalene sings the Lamentation and the chorus, now hidden in shadow, accompanies this scene pianissimo with funereal singing. Magdalene's singing should be monotonous and distant, like a true Lamentation. She rises, raises her hands, and stays like that for the whole time the curtain is coming down. It should be as long as the present score, and she wants to know if this version is better. He further asks if he has a copy of the German translation and can lend it to Mr. Maag, as he does not know if he speaks English. |