This one-act opera is in part a consolatory work for an era when youth is cut off in its prime, taking place in a mythological setting. Young people wait on a hill distinguished by a somewhat incromprhensible Musician and a Manor, into which their leader has vanished. 

Cast: Youth: high, lyric baritone; Mistress: dramatic soprano, or mezzo-soprano; Apprentice: lyric soprano; Musician: boy soprano; Chorus: SATB; 

Orchestra: 2[1/pic.2] 3[1.2.Eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 2 -- 4 2 2 0 -- tmp+1 -- pf, cel, hp -- str