The 75-minute work for orchestra, chorus, and soprano weaves Lord Byron's apocalyptic poem “Darkness” with text from the Latin Mass for the Dead, as used by the Wainwright’s boyhood hero ...

T he title of Paradise Episode 5 is taken from a line in Darkness, the hauntingly beautiful Lord Byron poem that bookends this solemn chapter of what is becoming the best TV show of a still-young ...

The whole poem is focused exclusively on ... about her which enhances her attractiveness. Byron uses strong contrasting images of light and darkness to convey extremes of emotion.

The whole poem is focused exclusively on ... about her which enhances her attractiveness. Byron uses strong contrasting images of light and darkness to convey extremes of emotion.