An unaccompanied one-woman opera based on the life of the English medieval mystic housewife Margery Kempe as recounted in her autobiography, The Book of Margery Kempe.
‘Brian Inglis’ opera The Song of Margery Kempe [is] based on the autobiography of a medieval housewife and visionary. It is written for a single, unaccompanied singer and opens quite simply with the plainchant hymn Veni, Creator Spiritus, and that persistent little tune entwines its way through the entire piece. Life was far from unexciting in 15th century Norfolk, and Margery endures visions of demons as well as confronting a trial for heresy before her spiritual journey reaches inner peace and entry to paradise.’ (Serena Fenwick, www.musicalpointers.com, August 2008)