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Robert A. Simon
Robert Alfred Simon (1897 in New York City – 27 April 1981 in New York City) was an American writer, translator, and music critic for ''The New Yorker'' from its first issue in 1925 until 1948. A graduate of Columbia University, in addition to his original fiction he wrote opera and musical comedy librettos for several composers. In 1927 he penned a widely praised English translation of Gounod's ''Faust'' as well as new librettos for ''Carmen'' and ''The Abduction From the Seraglio'' for Vladimir Rosing's American Opera Company. His writing varied in subject from social criticism (''Our Little Girl'') to detective fiction (''The Weekend Mystery'') to the satire of artists and musicians (''Sweet & Low'', published under the pseudonym Liggett Reynolds). Selected works Books * ''Our Little Girl'' (1923) * ''The Week-end Mystery'' (1926) * ''Sweet & Low: A Smashing Indictment of the Younger Generation'' (1926) * ''Bronx Ballads'' (1927) [Editor] * ''The Pamphlet Poets: The New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
