[Richard Hickox conducts the LSO on a Chandos CD]
A synopsis of Maeterlinck's play:
The Queen, who possesses complete control over her servants and people, has killed most of Tintagiles family. Ygraine and Bellangère try to protect him, but he is captured by the Queen's servants and brought to her castle. Ygraine pursues them to the castle door. Tintagiles cries for help from behind the door, but Ygraine is unable to open it and he is murdered by the Queen.