Marvin David Levy

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Marvin David Levy (1959)
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Marvin David Levy (born August 2, 1932 in Passaic , New Jersey , † February 9, 2015 in Fort Lauderdale , Florida ) was an American composer .

Levy studied at the Juilliard School of Music in New York City and New York University . He was instrumental in founding the Fort Lauderdale Opera , which he also directed. His opera Mourning Becomes Electra premiered in 1967 on the occasion of the reopening of the Metropolitan Opera in its new house.

Works

  • The Tower , Opera, 1956
  • Sotoba Komachi , Opera, 1957
  • Escorial , opera
  • Mourning Becomes Electra , opera based on Eugene O'Neill , 1967
  • For the Time Being , oratorio
  • Masada , oratorio
  • Pascua Florida
  • Arrows of Time
  • The Grand Balcony , musical
  • The Zachary Star , musical

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Marvin David Levy 1932-2015
personal data
SURNAME Levy, Marvin David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American composer
DATE OF BIRTH August 2, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Passaic , New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH February 9, 2015
Place of death Fort Lauderdale , Florida