The End of the Affair • Press Coverage
Critical Acclaim
"Heggie’s orchestral writing has a deep, satisfying vividness and strength, painting and punctuating the drama with striking musical gestures (music you can actually remember 10 seconds later) and conjuring imaginative splashes of color… Heggie has a solid success on his hands."
Seattle Weekly
"Heggie uses his gift for characterization and his command of dramatic counterpoint to bring life to the traditional opera subjects: the conflict of a love triangle or the emotional urgency of doubt or despair. His melodies arch in long, splendidly directed curlicues that sweep the listener along. The orchestra writing is sumptuous and resourceful, and some of the ensembles, including a Puccinian love duet to end Act 1, are bravura displays of transparency and intricacy."
San Francisco Chronicle
“Heggie’s adaptation dramatizes the characters’ inner turmoil in tellingly operatic fashion. [His] score is beautiful — characteristically elegant, with enveloping orchestral passages, soaring solo flights and arresting duets, trios, and ensembles.”
The Mercury News