Boston Lyric Opera: The Lighthouse

Music and libretto by Peter Maxwell Davies

A dark storm rages...a mysteriously deserted lighthouse. A court of inquiry into the unnatural disappearance of three keepers. The only remaining living beings,a swarm of black rats. The table carefully set, all neat and orderly, nothing amiss except a chair lying on its back and a broken teacup.
Peter Maxwell Davies’ opera is an unforgettably gripping and overwhelming portrait of growing madness and possession.