The Snow Queen: Chamber Opera

Matthew King (Composer)

Research output: Non-textual formComposition

Abstract

Premiered by soloists, children’s choir and Jane’s Minstrels in Queen Elizabeth Hall (1994)
Commissioned by Jane’s Minstrels
Libretto by Andrew McKinnon
Subsequent performances in the Colourscape Festival (1995, 2014), King’s Opera (K.C.L. December 2016) and Ljubljana (December 2019 – January 2020)

RESEARCH AREA: adapting Hans Christian Anderson; musical symbolism; musical eclecticism and polystylism; composing for a specific ensemble; composing for a small multi-character cast; composing for young soloists and chorus.
Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - 1994

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