Back in the 1970s, before neglect of women composers was recognised as an urgent issue (with resultant automatic entry to the Radio 3 playlist), there was at least one fine composer who bucked the ...

Musgrave focuses on Mary’s return to Scotland in 1561 and the events leading to her abdication in 1567. It is Mary’s relationship with various men that leads the narrative; her half-brother James who ...

The public are to be given a rare chance to see the last letter by Mary Queen of Scots, which was written just hours before she was beheaded. Mary penned the letter in her cell where she had been ...

In an ever-growing podcast universe, our writers select the shows that stood out. By The New York Times “Mary, Queen of Scots,” a new commission by Scottish Ballet, puts both her historical tale and ...

Thea Musgrave's rarely performed Mary, Queen of Scots will make its London and English National Opera (ENO) premiere in February 2025. San Francisco Opera are co-producing this production. The opera ...

Anna Groundwater, a curator at National Museums Scotland, talked about the particular appeal of pieces related to Mary, Queen of Scots. By Susanne Fowler The messages, written while she was imprisoned ...