Judith Weir and inert blank verse" of Weir's libretto. The American premiere of "Miss Fortune" was originally planned in 2011 by the Santa Fe Opera to be a part of its 2014 season, but it was announced in the summer of 2012 that the opera was to be replaced by the North American premiere of Huang Ruo's "Dr. Sun Yat-sen". Notes Sources Judith Weir Judith Weir (born 11 May 1954) is a British composer and Master of the Queen's Music. Weir was born in Cambridge, England, to Scottish parents. She studied with Sir John Tavener whilst at school (North London Collegiate School)
Judith Resnik Challenger Disaster: “She was an amazing person... I pushed her to excel, and I live with that memory every day." On joining NASA's astronaut program, Resnik trained intensely and with great determination, focusing particularly on her physical fitness, and she was deeply disappointed when she didn't become the first American woman in space, with Sally Ride taking the first flight. During the training, it had been assumed that either Judith or Sally would become the first woman in space, as of the six women on the astronaut program, only Judith and Sally were receiving "the sorts of technical assignments which