Orfeo’s Last Act

A Novel in Two Parts

Shortlisted for a Society of Authors’ prize

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Michelene Wandor’s first novel, Orfeo’s Last Act, was published in 2023, and short-listed for the Society of Authors’ Paul Torday Memorial Prize.

Set against the backdrop of seventeenth-century northern Italy in the Golden Age, Orfeo’s Last Act brings the magic of Mantua, Florence and Venice to vivid life.

The Gonzaga Duke objects to the violent ending of Monteverdi’s opera, Orfeo. With the help of Jewish composer, Salamone Rossi, Monteverdi supplies a new happy Act V. The original ending is lost.

In twenty-first-century Britain, amateur musician, Emilia, discovers a faded musical manuscript in an East Anglian stately home … Across the centuries, harmony and discord vie for resolution in a story which thrills and shocks.

A triumphant debut from the poet and critic, Michelene Wandor, Orfeo’s Last Act is a must read for anyone interested in historical fiction or classical music.

‘A well-researched and entertaining read.’
– Sir Roger Norrington.

‘A veritable triumph of historical fiction.’ 
– Jewish Renaissance.

‘This multi-layered and highly readable narrative is an outstanding piece of work.’
– The Jerusalem Post.

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