Opera Scotland

Thea Musgrave Suggest updates

Born Barnton, Edinburgh, 27 May 1928.

Scottish composer.

Although spending most of her adult life in the USA, Thea Musgrave is recognised as one of the most important and influential Scottish composers of the 20th century.

Opera makes up an important proportion of her output, beginning with a comedy, The Abbot of Drimock.

Works performed in Scotland are shown in bold:

1   The Abbot of Drimock (1959).

2   The Decision (1964-5; London 1967) (Lindsay)

3   The Voice of Ariadne (Snape 1974) (Elguera)

4   Mary, Queen of Scots (Edinburgh 1977) (cpsr)

5   A Christmas Carol (Norfolk, Virginia 1979) (cpsr)

6   An Occurrence at Owl Creek (Radio 1981) ()

7   Harriet, The Woman Called Moses (Norfolk, Virginia 1985) ()

8   Simón Bolívar (Norfolk, Virginia) (cpsr)