1858–1944 British composer A determined and talented composer, Smyth studied in Germany and returned to England in the 1890s to well-received performances of her orchestral works and her dynamic Mass in D (1891). Although she wrote compelling songs and chamber music, her main musical attention was devoted to six operas, the most successful of which was The Wreckers ...
1858–1944, British Overcoming family resistance, Smyth studied composition at Leipzig Conservatory, where her early influences included Wagner and Berlioz and she met Grieg, Tchaikovsky and Dvořák. Her 1906 opera, The Wreckers, is now acknowledged to be an important contribution to British operatic repertoire. She has the disappointing honour of remaining the only woman to have ...
on 23 April 1884. Recommended Recording: The Bartered Bride, soloists, Czech PO & Chorus (cond) Zdeněk Košler (Supraphon) Introduction | Late Romantic | Classical Personalities | (Dame) Ethel Smyth | Late Romantic | Classical ...
retirement in 1970, Simoneau was appointed Quebec’s Minister of Culture, which led to the opening of L’Opéra de Québec. Introduction | Modern Era | Opera Personalities | Ethel Smyth | Modern Era | Opera Houses & Companies | Paris Opéra | High Romantic | Opera Houses & Companies | The Birth of the Metropolitan Opera | Turn of the ...
nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, women such as Frédérique Petrides (1903–83), director of the American Orchestrette Classique, often conducted all-women ensembles, while female composers such as Ethel Smyth (1858–1944) frequently took the baton for performances of their own works. The pioneering Ethel Leginska (1886–1970) began her conducting career in the 1920s, appearing with orchestras in Germany, ...
(Vocal group, 1977–78) Scottish cartoon punksters led by vocalists Fay Fife (real name Sheila Hynde) and Eugene Reynolds (Alan Forbes), with Jo Callis (guitar), Mark Harris (guitar), D.K. Smythe (bass), Alan Patterson (drums) and Gail Warning (backing vocals). The Rezillos released Scotland’s first new wave single, ‘I Can’t Stand My Baby’, in August 1977. Their album Can’t Stand ...
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