Param Vir (born 1952) is a British composer originally from India.
Born in Delhi, Param Vir read philosophy at Delhi University and studied composition in England with Peter Maxwell Davies and Oliver Knussen.
His works include Horse Tooth White Rock (1994) and the operas Snatched by the Gods and Broken Strings (a double bill commissioned for the Munich Biennale of 1992), and Ion, given at the Aldeburgh Festival in 2000. He has won, among other prizes, the Tippett Award and the Britten Prize.
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| Premiere | Title | Description | Libretto and source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 1992, De Nederlandse Opera, Amsterdam | Snatched by the Gods | Opera in one act, 55' | William Radice, after the poem Debatar Gras by Rabindranath Tagore |
| 11 May 1992, De Nederlandse Opera, Amsterdam | Broken Strings | Opera in one act, 60'. (revised 1995) | David Rudkin, after an ancient Buddhist tale Guttil Jatak |
| 09 Jun 2000, Aldeburgh Festival/ Almeida Opera | Ion | Opera in 4 scenes with Prologue, 120' | David Lan, after Euripides |
| 24 Oct 2008, De Toneelschuur, Haarlem | Black Feather Rising | Music Theatre for 2 Singers and 6 Instrumentalists, 90' | David Rudkin, after folklore collection Healers on the Mountain by Teresa Pijoan |