Muirgheis (Butler, Thomas O'Brien)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	3 acts
First Publication	1910
Genre Categories	Operas; Theatrical Works; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Irish language; Gaelic language; English language

Sheet Music

Title pages and Overture
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Act I
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Act II
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Act III
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Publisher. Info.	London: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1910. Plate L. 206.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
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Work Title	Muirgheis
Alternative. Title	The First Irish Opera
Composer	Butler, Thomas O'Brien
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.	ITB 2
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	3 acts
First Performance.	1903-12-07 in Dublin, Theatre Royal
First Publication.	1910
Librettist	Nora Chesson (1871-1906)
Language	Irish
Dedication	To Clann na h-Eireann
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Romantic
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Voices, chorus and orchestra

The tagging has assumed a full orchestra. This opera was not very successful, and it looks like only the vocal score was published.
Both Gaelic and English have been tagged; apparently the opera was written in Gaelic but even the premiere had to be largely in English due to opposition.