Dame Ethel Smyth was a leader of the British women's suffragette movement in the early 20th century, and the first woman composer to have her opera, Der Wald, performed at the Metropolitan Opera in NYC. The Ethel Smyth dot org website is run by Women's Philharmonic Advocacy, and includes a complete list of works with purchase information for every piece.

We also talked a bit about the Rachel Peter's song "Ethel Smyth Plays Golf in Limbo." 

Click on the song set below for purchase information for the scores.

Recordings featured in this episode, performed by Toni Marie Palmertree, soprano, and Ellen Rissinger, pianist:

• Possession (Three Songs)
• Bei einer Linde (Op. 3)
• Tanzlied (Op. 4)
• Nachtgedanken (Op. 4)

Recorded at Morningstar Studios in Norristown, PA.

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