The Devil Take Her
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The Devil Take Her is an opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...

 in one act by Arthur Benjamin
Arthur Benjamin
Arthur Leslie Benjamin was an Australian composer, pianist, conductor and teacher. He is best known as the composer of Jamaican Rhumba, composed in 1938.-Biography:...

 to an original English libretto
Libretto
A libretto is the text used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata, or musical. The term "libretto" is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major liturgical works, such as mass, requiem, and sacred cantata, or even the story line of a...

 by Alan Collard and John Gordon
John Gordon
-Noblemen:*John Gordon, 11th Earl of Sutherland , Earl of Sutherland*John Gordon, 13th Earl of Sutherland , Earl of Sutherland*John Gordon, 1st Viscount of Melgum , father of Scottish courtier Henrietta Gordon...

. First performance: Royal College of Music
Royal College of Music
The Royal College of Music is a conservatoire founded by Royal Charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, England.-Background:The first director was Sir George Grove and he was followed by Sir Hubert Parry...

, London
London
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, 1931.

The Devil Take Her is not part of the standard operatic repertory.

Sources

  • The Devil Take Her on Boosey & Hawkes
    Boosey & Hawkes
    Boosey & Hawkes is a British music publisher purported to be the largest specialist classical music publisher in the world. Until 2003, it was also a major manufacturer of brass, string and wind musical instruments....

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