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Set to piano, the 25-minute chamber opera takes place after Patroclus’ death.

The legend of Achilles retold through the lens of his friend Patroclus.

There’s something perverse about this, I thought when I found Achilles and Patroclus preparing for battle a few minutes in.

In the ancient Greek epic The Iliad, the hero Achilles loses his best friend Patroclus in battle and then inwardly tortures himself because he failed to shield Patroclus from harm.

Achilles and Patroclus repeatedly stress that they are, like, the best of comrades.