Mass in D by Ethel Smyth
Emmanuel Church 15 Newbury St, Boston, MA, United StatesMass in D by Dame Ethel Smyth (1858-1944) Suffragette, composer, and famed memoirist, Smyth’s outsized personality made her friends amongst the upper classes who introduced her to Queen Victoria for whom she played her Mass on the piano, singing all the parts (now that’s chutzpah). The Queen ordered a full performance in the new Victoria...