Judith Weir

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Judith Weir

Scottish composer

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…Scottish, are Thea Musgrave and Judith Weir. Both wrote several notable semioperatic works as well as full-length operas. The latter include, by Musgrave, Mary, Queen of Scots (1977; libretto by herself, after a play by Amalia Elguera) and A Christmas Carol (1979; libretto by herself, after the book by Charles…
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…Scottish, are Thea Musgrave and Judith Weir. Both wrote several notable semioperatic works as well as full-length operas. The latter include, by Musgrave, Mary, Queen of Scots (1977; libretto by herself, after a play by Amalia Elguera) and A Christmas Carol (1979; libretto by herself, after the book by Charles…
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