Walter Walter:
An Evening on Lesbos
The Argument
Sappho is worried about the well-being of her brother Charaxos whose ship hasn’t still come back from a trade expedition; Doricha, Charaxos’ has-been girlfriend, announces his return; in a fit of inspiration, Sappho composes an ode to Aphrodite, the sole poem of hers that will survive through the centuries in its entirety; Charaxos flirts with Erinna; Sappho is indignant, but gets amiable as she realises that her brother made large profits in Egypt; Charaxos’ intention to marry Rhodopis outrages Sappho, but as Rhodopis enters the room, she consents to that union; Phaon, Charaxos’ associate, has a merry chat with Erinna; Doricha gets mad jealous as she learns Charaxos has another lover; news arrives that a lady has just leapt from a high rock into the sea; all believe Sappho is the one who drowned, but as she reappears before her guests, they realise that it was Doricha who committed suicide; the party is over; all leave the stage; Doricha comes in; her dress is wet; she asks Aphrodite to bring Charaxos back to her; Aphrodite reprimands Doricha; Doricha tells her to get lost; Aphrodite flies back to Olympus and her son Cupid to the moon; the Chorus wishes both a good flight.
Sappho is worried about the well-being of her brother Charaxos whose ship hasn’t still come back from a trade expedition; Doricha, Charaxos’ has-been girlfriend, announces his return; in a fit of inspiration, Sappho composes an ode to Aphrodite, the sole poem of hers that will survive through the centuries in its entirety; Charaxos flirts with Erinna; Sappho is indignant, but gets amiable as she realises that her brother made large profits in Egypt; Charaxos’ intention to marry Rhodopis outrages Sappho, but as Rhodopis enters the room, she consents to that union; Phaon, Charaxos’ associate, has a merry chat with Erinna; Doricha gets mad jealous as she learns Charaxos has another lover; news arrives that a lady has just leapt from a high rock into the sea; all believe Sappho is the one who drowned, but as she reappears before her guests, they realise that it was Doricha who committed suicide; the party is over; all leave the stage; Doricha comes in; her dress is wet; she asks Aphrodite to bring Charaxos back to her; Aphrodite reprimands Doricha; Doricha tells her to get lost; Aphrodite flies back to Olympus and her son Cupid to the moon; the Chorus wishes both a good flight.
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