Ritchie, Margaret

Performer

Margaret Ritchie (1903–69) was an English soprano who sang opera, oratorio and song. She created a number of operatic roles. In 1946 she was the first Lucia in The Rape of Lucretia by Benjamin Britten, and in 1947 she was the first Miss Wordsworth in the same composer's Albert Herring.  [source from Wikipedia]

Work

• Symphony No. 7 - Sinfonia antartica
• Symphony No. 3 - A Pastoral Symphony
• Symphony No. 4 in G major
• Venus and Adonis
• Sosarmes, King of Media, HWV 30