Sir Lennox Berkeley: 'Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila', Op. 27
Scope & Content:
For contralto and string orchestra. Autograph vocal score, copyist's full score, and published parts signed by Kathleen Ferrier, all of which are entitled (emphasis added) 'Four Poems by St Teresa of Avila'. Text by St Teresa of Avila (translated from the Spanish by Arthur Symons): (1) 'If Lord...
Material relating to Musgrave's opera 'The Decision', opera in three acts, completed in 1965, to a libretto by Maurice Lindsay, based on the television drama by Ken Taylor ('The Devil and John Brown'). See also MS Mus. 1804/1/3 and MS Mus. 1804/1/12/6/2/4.
Material relating to Musgrave's ballet 'Beauty and the beast', ballet in two acts, completed in 1969 for choreographer Peter Darrell, to a scenario by Colin Graham, based on 'Belle et la Bête' by Mme de Villeneuve. Tape in collaboration with Daphne Oram.
Thea Musgrave: 'The Voice of Ariadne', chamber opera
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Chamber opera in three acts. Libretto by Amalia Elguera based on Henry James's 'The Last of the Valerii'. Tape in collaboration with Richard Rodney Bennett.
'Simón Bolívar', opera in two acts. Libretto by the composer, in English and Spanish, the Spanish version written with assistance from Lillian Garrett-Groag. Commissioned jointly by the Los Angeles Music Center Opera Association and Scottish Opera. World première given by Virginia Opera, conducte...