A Womb in the Country: Ethel Smyth’s The Wreckers at Bard SummerScape

Elizabeth – This past Sunday we had our first trip to Bard, but certainly not our last, for the final performance of the world premiere of Ethel Smyth’s opera, The Wreckers.  An intriguing story set on the Cornish coast in the second half of the 18th century, Smyth’s opera portrays a deeply religious community, fanatical almost,… [Read More]