The Yellow Sofa, Jerwood Studio, Glyndebourne
Jerwood Studio, Glyndebourne: Julian Philips' opera is based on a work by the Portuguese writer Eca de Queiros (1845-1900) that tells an anti-heroic tale about Godofredo, a retiring businessman who has made his wife Ludovina the present of a lavish yellow sofa. Unfortunately, he comes home from work unexpectedly one day to discover her occupying it with his colleague, Machado. Feeling it incumbent upon him to do…