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Conor Mitchell

Northern Irish composer

Summary

Northern Irish composer

Conor Mitchell is a Northern Irish composer, librettist and theatre-maker.

His play, The Dummy Tree, was commissioned by the Royal National Theatre for their 2009 New Connections series.

Early life and education

Conor Mitchell grew up in Lurgan, Northern Ireland, where he attended school. His family line includes a long history of Irish folk musicians from County Armagh. He was later educated at Methodist College, Belfast and the University of York, where he studied music with the composers David Blake and Nicola LeFanu

Personal life

Mitchell identifies as a member of the queer community and has written several works that highlight the rights of gay people. He has publicly shared his struggle with alcoholism, which nearly claimed his life. He entered recovery in 2014 and has since become an advocate for others battling addiction.

Career

Mitchell’s major influences are Benjamin Britten, Stephen Sondheim, Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill, and Friedrich Dürrenmatt.

Complete Works

Music theatre

Have a Nice Life
Goblin Market based on Christina Rossetti's poem Goblin Market
Matilde based on Guy de Maupassant's story, "La Parure" (The Necklace).
Merry Christmas Betty Ford
The Dummy Tree For the National Theatre's Connections festival.
Ten Plagues - A Song Cycle (2011, text by Mark Ravenhill)
The C**t of Queen Catherine - a recitation for actor and ensemble,(2016) first performed by The Belfast Ensemble at the MAC, Belfast.
Propaganda
The Young Pornographers
Riot Symphony: The Sun Still Shines (2024) with Ulster Orchestra based on Pussy Riot, Sinéad O'Connor, & Sophie Scholl

Opera

The Musician
Our Day (2012) a short opera. Libretto by Mark Ravenhill
Abomination - A DUP Opera (2018)

Film

Pretty Face

References

(4 February 2005). "Conor Mitchell". [[Daily Express]].
[[Royal National Theatre]], [http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/39316/new-connections/plays-2009.html New Connections Plays 2009] {{webarchive. link. (2009-04-16 . Retrieved on 2009-02-17.)
"It all comes back to ‘darling Peter’: setting Britten and Pears’s love letters to music".
"I've come through hell to beat alcoholism that nearly killed me, says composer Conor Mitchell".
Cripps}}{{dead link, Charlotte. (27 May 2003). "Like to get to know you well". [[The Independent]].
(16 August 2003). "Hungry young Goblins". [[The Irish News]].
Rudden, Liam. (15 August 2008). "Mathilde makes it to the stage". [[The Scotsman]].
(15 December 2005). "Merry Christmas Betty Ford - Lyric Theatre, Belfast". [[The Irish Times]].
(May 7, 2024). "‘Russian protest punk and symphonies might seem worlds apart. But the idea is the same: weaponise your art’".
(May 4, 2024). "Riot Symphony composer Conor Mitchell: ‘I’m hoping that one of Pussy Riot will come to the concert’".
(5 December 2008). "Classical Music". [[The Belfast Telegraph]].

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