Death of a grassroots opera composer
mainMervyn Burtch, composer of six operas for a mix of young performers and professional musicians, died on Tuesday at the age of 86. He lived his whole life in the Rhymney Valley, Wales, but developed a close relationship with Canada’s Banff Centre. His most successful work, The Raven King (1999), was staged in Canada (Banff), South Africa, Wales, Germany, Ireland and Mexico.
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