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'''''Thorgrim''''' is an [[opera]] in four acts with music by the British composer [[Frederic Hymen Cowen|Frederic H. Cowen]] to a [[libretto]] by [[Joseph Bennett (critic)|Joseph Bennett]] after the Icelandic tale "[[Víglundar saga|Viglund the Fair]]", first performed at the [[Theatre Royal, Drury Lane|Drury Lane Theatre]], London, on 22 April 1890. The premiere cast included the [[mezzo-soprano]] [[Zélie de Lussan]] and the [[tenor]] [[Barton McGuckin]].<ref>{{Almanacco|dmy=22-04-1890|match=Thorgrim}}</ref>
==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{EB1911|noprescript=1|wstitle=Cowen, Frederic Hymen |volume=7 |page=346|ref=none}}
* Cowen, F. H., ''My Art and My Friends'', London, Arnold, 1913
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* [[Stanley Sadie|Sadie, S.]] (ed.) (1980) ''[[The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians]]'', 5.
==External links==
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