Thorgrim
Thorgrim is an opera in four acts with music by the British composer Frederic H. Cowen to a libretto by Joseph Bennett after the Icelandic tale "Viglund the Fair", first performed at the Drury Lane Theatre, London, on 22 April 1890. The premiere cast included the mezzo-soprano Zélie de Lussan and the tenor Barton McGuckin.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Thorgrim, 22 April 1890". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
Further reading
[edit]- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cowen, Frederic Hymen". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 346.
- Cowen, F. H., My Art and My Friends, London, Arnold, 1913
- Sadie, S. (ed.) (1980) The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 5.
External links
[edit]- Thorgrim: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
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