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The trailblazing composer Dame Ethel Smyth lived a scandalous life filled with polyamorous affairs and groundbreaking musical successes. She became the first female composer to have her work performed at both the Royal Opera House in London and the Metropolitan Opera in New York. And she scandalised high society by having an affair with both the wife and daughter of The Archbishop of Canterbury. Ethel lived an unapologetic and fascinating life.
In this episode, the musician Laufey, Tom Allen and Ben Gernon hear tales of how Smyth threw bricks through a politician鈥檚 windows, conducted choirs of imprisoned activists and wrote suffragette anthems to find out whether Ethel was a musical monster or angelic activist.

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Produced by Audio Always
Producer: Rufaro Faith Mazarura
Exec Producer: Jo Meek
Sound Design: Craig Edmondson