Myfanwy Piper

Myfanwy Piper

Myfanwy Piper (Londres, 28 mars 1911 – Fawley Bottom, 18 janvier 1997) née Mary Myfanwy Evans, est une critique d'art et une librettiste d'opéra anglaise.

Née à Londres, elle épousa l'artiste John Piper. Elle a collaboré avec le compositeur Benjamin Britten dont elle a écrit les livrets de plusieurs opéras :

Elle est morte à Fawley Bottom, petit village du centre de l'Angleterre (Buckinghamshire) où elle passa la plus grande partie de sa vie.


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