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Composing a Cornish myth: The Wreckers by Ethel Smyth

  • 28th May 2026
  • by Museum of Cornish Life

Research volunteer Julia Webb-Harvey explores the pioneering composer Dame Ethel Smyth and her Cornish myths and stereotypes-inspired opera The Wreckers. Image: … Continue reading Composing a Cornish myth: The Wreckers by Ethel Smyth

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