Editor's note: This is the first in a three-part series about the world premiere of Carlisle Floyd's opera, "Prince of Players." Carlisle Floyd moves a misshapen index finger over a large, unblemished ...

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Carlisle Floyd, whose operas were widely performed around the United States, and occasionally abroad, died Thursday in Tallahassee, Fla. He was 95. Floyd had a long association with Houston Grand ...

One of the most common complaints about operas, both classic and contemporary, doesn't have anything to do with the music. It's the libretto — whether diffuse, wordy, elliptical or downright ...

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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, ...

correction An earlier version of this article incorrectly reported that Mr. Floyd’s last opera, “Prince of Players,” received its premiere at Florida State University in 2017. It premiered at the ...

Today, as Carlisle Floyd celebrates his 80th birthday, the composer long associated with Houston Grand Opera can savor a career like few other Americans'. Floyd's influence has been vast, says ...

In 1947, a 20-year-old Carlisle Floyd, then a recent graduate of Syracuse University, arrived at Florida State to teach piano. It was while teaching at the College of Music — which awarded its first ...

Kevin Carlisle Floyd Charleston - The Lord welcomed Home Kevin Carlisle Floyd, 64, of Charleston, South Carolina Saturday, February 3, 2018 as he was surrounded by his adoring family after a long and ...

Just because Tallahassee’s world-famous opera composer Carlisle Floyd turns 91 in June, it doesn’t mean his creative work is getting creaky or old-fashioned. His new opera, “Prince of Players,” which ...

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 ...