ARION AND DOLPHIN
Vikram Seth
ARION AND DOLPHIN - 1 - New Delhi Speaking Tiger 2021 - 60
An opera in nine scenes, Arion and the Dolphin is an enthralling libretto by Vikram Seth, set to music composed by Alec Roth. It tells the tale of Arion, a young musician at the court of Periander in Corinth. Thrown overboard on his return from a musical contest in Sicily, Arion is saved and befriended by a dolphin, but their sublime friendship ends in tragedy.
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Written for amateurs and professionals, this libretto is a marvellous story that shimmers with Seth’s singular erudition, charm and poetic imagination.
9789354471667
Purchased Prism Books, Kadavanthra
Poetry
Collection of poems
821 / VIK/AR
ARION AND DOLPHIN - 1 - New Delhi Speaking Tiger 2021 - 60
An opera in nine scenes, Arion and the Dolphin is an enthralling libretto by Vikram Seth, set to music composed by Alec Roth. It tells the tale of Arion, a young musician at the court of Periander in Corinth. Thrown overboard on his return from a musical contest in Sicily, Arion is saved and befriended by a dolphin, but their sublime friendship ends in tragedy.
.
Written for amateurs and professionals, this libretto is a marvellous story that shimmers with Seth’s singular erudition, charm and poetic imagination.
9789354471667
Purchased Prism Books, Kadavanthra
Poetry
Collection of poems
821 / VIK/AR