The eldest Davenport daughter, Olivia, is ready to get married until a charismatic civil rights leader visits town, while the younger Davenport, Helen, has an eye on her sister’s betrothed.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/ya-books-are-you-there-god-its-me-margaret-b2328006.html

The opera was first staged in 1762 and is based on a moving story from Greek mythology about a bride who is killed by a snake bite and taken into the underworld where her grief-stricken betrothed journeys to rescue her and return her to the world above.

Source: https://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/23562770.blue-apple-theatre-performers-winchester-accessible-opera-workshop/?ref=rss

“The word fornication was coined by authors of the King James Bible, and it never included sex between engaged or betrothed couples.

Source: https://dailypost.ng/2023/02/11/65-of-83-women-i-counselled-cheated-on-their-husbands-daddy-freeze/