Known primarily for his southern-flavored operas, Floyd helped create an American opera vernacular. His 1955 hit Susannah won the New York Music... Carlisle Floyd, a founding father of American opera, ...

The Opera Theatre of Saint Louis has opened Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah. It is another splendid offering, well in keeping with this company’s world-class reputation. It brings to the OTSL stage for the ...

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3 Video: TWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK) Hits the Red Carpet On Opening Night 4 Photos: On The Opening Night Red Carpet For TWO STRANGERS CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK Susannah is an opera ...

Coming to the Soo Theatre on Wednesday August 7th and Friday August 9th at 7pm EST then a special performance Sunday August 11th at the Mission Point Center for the Arts on Mackinac Island is Carlisle ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. “I’m very happy to be back at a home,” says Gemma New, who has returned to St. Louis to conduct Opera Theatre of St. Louis’ ...

Today's Beautiful Music is the tender aria THE TREES ON THE MOUNTAIN from Carlisle Floyd's opera SUSANNAH. This recording is from a June 2023 dress rehearsal for OperaTheatre STL. Soprano Janai ...

A rehearsal room in the Wortham Center bears the name of Carlisle Floyd, testament to the lasting impact the composer of “Susannah,” “Of Mice and Men,” “Cold Sassy Tree” and many others has had on ...

Composer Carlisle Floyd, widely viewed as a founding father of American opera, died Thursday at age 95 in Tallahassee, Fla. His death was announced by his publisher, Boosey & Hawkes, which did not ...