The Crown of India, was a masque, an elaborate theatrical presentation, staged in 1912 to celebrate the visit the preceding December of King George V and Queen Mary to Delhi for their coronation as Emperor and Empress of India. For this masque, the English composer Edward Elgar wrote the music as his Op. 66, with a libretto by Henry Hamilton.
The celebratory masque was first performed at the Coliseum Theatre in London on 11 March 1912. Elgar comp...
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Edward Elgar
Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO (2 June 1857–23 February 1934) was an English composer. He is known for such works as the Enigma Variations, the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, The Dream of Gerontius, concertos for violin and cello, and two symphonies. He also composed oratorios,...
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