r some introductory singing that introduces the players and the situation the production proceeds to the jungle clearing where the lion is killed. In this scene, each main character has a solo explaining their feelings and progressing the story line while the gun-bearers, more numerous than in the story, make up a quartet. In the following scene, we find the cast back at camp and Mrs. Macomber fervently, yet melodically, berating her husband about his cowardice. When this is completed, the servants of the camp sing about the events of the hunt in a chorus. The next scene is also in the camp and it is made clear to the audience through the singing of Francis and Margot that she has been unfaithful. While this goes on, Wilson sings his interior dialogue about his feelings concerning the couple and the hunt. In the final scene, we find ourselves in the middle of a vast plain with thick vegetation toward one end of the stage. The couple, Wilson, and the gun-bearers enter and sing about the buffalo hunt, which I cut out due to stage constraints. The singer playing Francis has transformed since the audience saw him last, and the singer should lower the register of his voice and carry himself more proudly than before to make this change more apparent. Wilson and the gun-bearers then sing about this change in Francis and its possible ramifications to the relationship of the Macombers. When this is concluded, the hunters enter the brush to one side of the stage and encounter the downed bull. The bull charges, and a climactic clash of cymbals is heard when Margot fires the shot that kills her husband. This crash is followed by a rest of the orchestra to emphasize the moment. The opera is concluded with the singing of Margaret and Wilson concerning the incident and his insinuation that she murdered Francis due to his new found sense of courage. Finally, she breaks down and no longer sings but speaks the words please, stop. This prompts Wilson to d...
