Carlisle Floyd with National Medal of Arts in 2004
Born
(1926-06-11)June 11, 1926
Latta, South Carolina, U.S.
Died
September 30, 2021(2021-09-30) (aged 95)
Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Education
Converse College
Syracuse University
Known for
Operas Susannah
Notable work
List of compositions
Awards
National Medal of Arts Full list
Carlisle Sessions Floyd (June 11, 1926 – September 30, 2021) was an American composer primarily known for his operas. These stage works, for which he wrote not only the music but also the librettos, typically engage with themes from the American South, particularly the Post-civil war South, the Great Depression and rural life. His best known opera, Susannah, is based on a story from the Biblical Apocrypha, transferred to contemporary rural Tennessee, and written for a Southern dialect. It was premiered at Florida State University in 1955, with Phyllis Curtin in the title role. When it was staged at the New York City Opera the following year, the reception was initially mixed; some considered it a masterpiece, while others degraded it as a 'folk opera'. Subsequent performances led to an increase in Susannah's reputation and the opera quickly became among the most performed of American operas.
In 1976, he became M. D. Anderson professor at the University of Houston. He co-founded the Houston Opera Studio for the training of young singers. Floyd is regarded as the "Father of American opera".[1]
^"Carlisle Floyd Biography". Boosey & Hawkes. Retrieved August 13, 2008.
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