The Postman Always Rings Twice (opera)
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The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1982 opera with music by Stephen Paulus, based on the 1934 novel by James M. Cain.
[edit] Story
The story is of a drifter, Frank, who stops at a rural diner for a meal, and ends up working there. The diner is operated by a young, beautiful woman, Cora, and her much older husband, Nick. Frank and Cora have an affair. Cora and Frank scheme to murder Nick in order to start a new life together without her losing the diner. Their first attempt at the murder is a failure, but they eventually succeed.
[edit] Other versions
- Ossessione (Obsession) (1943 Italian film)
- The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
- The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)