The Director of the Opera

by  Anouilh, Jean

Published: 1973

Acts: 2

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Acts: 2
Male Roles: 11
Female Roles: 7
Flexible Roles: 0
Has Chorus/Extras: No

Synopsis

The aging director of an Italian opera house takes refuge from his demanding family by moving into his office, only to be beset with demands by union workers. When his son's mistress arrives with their bastard son, the director has momentary dreams of the hope for the family and the opera house lying with the child, but these dreams are shattered when the director realizes that he placed the same hopes on his own children.