DAVID EDGAR WALTHER IMPRESSIONIST: PASSIONATE DARK; DEEP NIGHT DREAMS
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ANTIGON

1. Antigon and her brother, KeHoTeque,
express their devotion for each other:
                                                  2. King Knarsis expresses his love for Antigon:
                                                                           3.  KeHoTeque is killed in battle:
                                   4. Antigon wants to bury her brother as a martyr,
​                           but Knarsis declares him a traitor who can not be buried:

5. Antigon tries to decide
whether or not to bury KeHoTeque:

6. KeHoTeque comes to Antigon
in a dream pleading for her to bury him:

                                                         7. Antigon decides to bury KeHoTeque:

                                                                       8. The Burial of KeHoTeque:

9. Knarsis ponders what to do
now that Antigon has disobeyed his command:  
                                                                10. Knarsis sentences Antigon to death:
                                                                                    11. Antigon is burried alive:

                                                   12. Antigon sings farewell to life:

13. Antigon and KeHoTeque
are reunited in the afterlife:
The scenes above are excerpts from "ANTIGON"  by David Walther after Sophocles;
as premiered in 2012 by Boston Metro Opera; Christopher Aaron Smith, artistic director.
The Cast: Antigon, soprano, Sarah Mayo;  KeHoTeque, tenor, Christopher Aaron Smith;
​King Knarsis, bass-baritone, Jeremy Collier;  Stewart Kramer, piano.
Copyright © David Edgar Walther 2025
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