In this, the sixth libretto from the "Legion" Operetta, the conductor guides us through a personal journey as he takes a critical eye to the merits of commonly held spiritual belief systems, and paints a vivid inner conflict; that of an unlikely hero trying to negotiate his own internal struggles while unnamed forces attempt to deceive him with an agenda of piety.
In the first and last movements, the conductor employs free verse to systematically reveal examples of malfeasance that belie the austere claims of his adversary, as he shines a light on both cause and effect, culminating with a stern defiance of established protocol.
In the second and fourth movements, the author addresses his adversaries and their followers directly, and with escalated criticism. The listener is guided through a lens of hypocrisy, as the author exposes ulterior motives while expressing objection.
The author's reflective prose is bifurcated at the third stanza; an affirmation of the author's unwillingness to concede to his adversary, and a strongly-worded assertion, calling his their motivations into question.
mark113280on June 15, 2015 Link
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