The Medium (1951)

The Medium 1951 Madame Flora is terrified when she perceives a supernatural presence during one of her fraudulent seances Menottis first international success, The Medium is a tragedy in two acts for five singers, a dance mime role, and a chamber opera for thirteen instruments and fourteen players flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, percussion, piano 4 hands, and string quintet The music is dissonant, eerie, and morbid and includes melodies such as O, black swan