Lee Hoiby, Opera Composer Known for Lyricism, Dies at 85

Lee Hoiby, Opera Composer Known for Lyricism, Dies at 85
The New York Times ^ | March 29, 2011 | Zachary Woolfe

Posted on 03/29/2011 9:11:55 AM PDT by EveningStar

Lee Hoiby, a composer of operas and songs that balance unabashed lyricism and careful craftsmanship, died on Monday in the Bronx. He was 85 and lived in Long Eddy, N.Y.

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TOPICS: Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: classicalmusic; leehoiby; obituary; opera

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1 posted on 03/29/2011 9:12:03 AM PDT by EveningStar

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To: Borges; sitetest

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2 posted on 03/29/2011 9:13:10 AM PDT by EveningStar (Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)

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3 posted on 03/29/2011 10:08:11 AM PDT by sitetest (If Roe is not overturned, no unborn child will ever be protected in law.)

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To: EveningStar

RIP.

4 posted on 03/29/2011 10:23:29 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Amber Lamps !"~~)

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Requiescat in pace

5 posted on 03/29/2011 10:30:08 AM PDT by Emperor Palpatine (Tosca, mi fai dimenticare Iddio!!!)

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To: EveningStar

Here he is with Jean Stapleton.

6 posted on 03/29/2011 12:57:28 PM PDT by Borges

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RIP

7 posted on 03/29/2011 1:35:38 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker

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Hoiby’s “Last Letter Home” based on a letter by Private Jesse A Givens written to his wife just days before he was killed in Iraq, dedicated to all fallen soldiers. It’s a beautiful piece:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdNnK94N62s

8 posted on 03/29/2011 7:23:40 PM PDT by keepitreal ( Good manners never go out of style)

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