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 McCulloh Judith McCulloh Judith McCulloh (August 16, 1935 – July 13, 2014) was an American folklorist and ethnomusicologist. McCulloh was born in Spring Valley, Illinois, on August 16, 1935. She grew up at Northmoor Orchard, not far from Peoria, where her parents owned and apple orchard and sold apples and cider. She first became interested in folk music in 1954 while attending the National Folk Festival in St. Louis. She studied at Cottey College, Ohio Wesleyan University, and Ohio State University. She earned her Ph.D in folklore at Indiana University. McCulloh worked as an editor at the University of Illinois Press