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In the early 20th century, Smyth was probably the most famous female composer of her generation, but her music fell out of the repertoire. Glyndebourne Festival Opera is bringing back her 1906 maritime opera.
The founder of a pharmaceutical company that became a household name for its cold and flu relief products is to be honoured with a blue plaque.
She was bisexual, served a prison sentence, and was so outraged by cuts to her opera The Wreckers that she stormed the orchestra pit. Finally, this summer, it will be heard as its extraordinary composer intended
Flautist who improved the design of his instrument and expanded its recorded repertoire
The composer of 2022's Glyndebourne opener served time in jail, fell in love with Virginia Woolf – and rewrote the rules for women in music