Composer

Dame Ethel Mary Smyth was a ground-breaking English composer and suffragist whose remarkable career defied the societal norms of her…

(born Lowestoft 22 November 1913; died Aldeburgh 4 December 1976) The most remarkable English composer of the post-war period, Edward…

Jacques Offenbach (born Cologne 20 June 1819; died Paris 5 October 1880)

Known primarily for her work composing for musicals, Jeanine Tesori is an incredibly exciting contemporary composer with a widely accessible…

(born Pesaro 29 February 1792; died Passy 13 November 1868) Gioachino Antonio Rossini was the most significant Italian composer of…

Richard Strauss was the most significant German opera composer of the first half of the twentieth century.

During his brief career, Bizet composed in several musical genres, including some thirty operas, many of which remained unfinished.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is the first composer in musical history whose operas have never been out of the repertory.

Possibly the best-known librettist/composer duo in history, Gilbert & Sullivan’s works often parody Victorian-era society.

Ludwig van Beethoven, one of the most monumental and widely celebrated classical composers, revolutionised the art form with his ground-breaking…