The score unfolds to spacious and poetic effect under the baton of Giedrė Šlekytė, appearing at Covent Garden for the first time, and drawing glowing sonorities from the orchestra.
The soundtrack is simultaneously sneaking and omnipresent, unapologetically lush and even a tad saccharine. It recalls the overripe sonorities of a 1950s melodrama, albeit done with a softly stated ...