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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | Composer of classical music and opera. Pulitizer Prize winner for music twice: for his opera Vanessa (1956–57) and for the Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1962). Notable operas include 'Antony and Cleopatra' (1966). Fellow, American Academy of Arts & Sciences. | + | Composer of classical music and opera. Pulitizer Prize winner for music twice: for his opera 'Vanessa' (1956–57) and for the 'Concerto for Piano and Orchestra' (1962). Notable operas include 'Antony and Cleopatra' (1966). Fellow, American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Partner was opera composer [[Gian Carlo Menotti]]. |
==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
Revision as of 20:11, 7 May 2015
Contents
Country
United States
Birth - Death
1910 -
Occupation
Composer
Notable Achievements
Pulitzer Prize
Description
Composer of classical music and opera. Pulitizer Prize winner for music twice: for his opera 'Vanessa' (1956–57) and for the 'Concerto for Piano and Orchestra' (1962). Notable operas include 'Antony and Cleopatra' (1966). Fellow, American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Partner was opera composer Gian Carlo Menotti.
