An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
Music by Thea Musgrave
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge is a one-act radio opera by Scottish composer Thea Musgrave. Musgrave also wrote the libretto, based on the 1890 short story of the same name by American writer Ambrose Bierce. The opera, commissioned by the BBC, premiered on BBC Radio 3 in 1982. The first staged performance was in 1988. Musgrave, who has lived in the United States since 1972, said that she would not have been able to write the opera without having lived in the Southern United States and becoming familiar with its dialects. Musgrave dedicated the opera to her husband, violist and conductor Peter Mark, who was artistic director of the Virginia Opera for thirty-five years.
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About the Composer
Thea Musgrave is the composer of record for this opera.
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