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around to unveil its spare interior, the couple settled into their work

routine, with Mary sitting high above a typing pool as she dictated

orders to her twirling all-female staff.

A pregnancy and nearly fatal car crash interrupts the couple’s

marital strife as the piece crashed to a celebratory, joyous ending in

the thundering “Peace,” in which the stage filled with busy

Liverpudlians of all stripes celebrating the birth of the couple’s child

as they sang “live in peace together” in unison and the couple

pledged their eternal love.

After its debut more than 30 years ago, the piece written for

orchestra and vocalists has not been performed very often, but the

energy and spirit of the Cincinnati Opera’s refreshing version seems

destined to give the Liverpool Oratorio a second life.

Check out more photos from the Liverpool Oratorio below.