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Marvin David Levy (August 2, 1932 – February 9, 2015) was an American composer, best known for his opera ''
"Marvin David Levy, Composer Who Rose, Fell and Rose Again, Dies at 82"
''The New York Times'', February 15, 2015.
Biography at the Milken Archive
by Neil W. Levin
October 13, 1987 1932 births 2015 deaths American male classical composers American classical composers American opera composers Male opera composers Musicians from Passaic, New Jersey 20th-century classical composers 21st-century classical composers 21st-century American composers Jewish American classical composers 20th-century American composers Classical musicians from New Jersey 20th-century American male musicians 21st-century American male musicians 21st-century American Jews {{US-composer-20thC-stub
Marvin David Levy (August 2, 1932 – February 9, 2015) was an American composer, best known for his opera ''Mourning Becomes Electra
''Mourning Becomes Electra'' is a play cycle written by American playwright Eugene O'Neill. The play premiered on Broadway at the Guild Theatre on 26 October 1931 where it ran for 150 performances before closing in March 1932, starring Lee Baker ...
''.
''Mourning Becomes Electra'' was given its world premiere at the Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera (commonly known as the Met) is an American opera company based in New York City, resident at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, currently situated on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The company is oper ...
in 1967. Although deemed a failure at the time, the work was revived in 1998 in a revised version by the composer to a triumphant success at the Lyric Opera of Chicago
Lyric Opera of Chicago is one of the leading opera companies in the United States. It was founded in Chicago in 1954, under the name 'Lyric Theatre of Chicago' by Carol Fox, Nicola Rescigno and Lawrence Kelly, with a season that included Maria ...
. The New York City Opera
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The opera company, du ...
and the Seattle Opera
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staged the work in 2003, and the Florida Grand Opera
Florida Grand Opera (FGO) is an American opera company based in Miami, Florida. It is the oldest performing arts organization in Florida and the seventh oldest opera company in the United States. FGO was created in 1994 from the consolidation of ...
staged the opera in 2013.
A disc featuring ''Canto de los Marranos'' (''Song of the Marranos'') and excerpts from ''Shir Shel Moshe'' (''Song of Moses'') was issued as part of the Milken Archive of American Jewish Music by Naxos in 2004.
The Passaic, New Jersey-born Levy died in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on February 9, 2015, aged 82.Margalit Fox
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"Marvin David Levy, Composer Who Rose, Fell and Rose Again, Dies at 82"
''The New York Times'', February 15, 2015.
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Biography at the Milken Archive
by Neil W. Levin
October 13, 1987 1932 births 2015 deaths American male classical composers American classical composers American opera composers Male opera composers Musicians from Passaic, New Jersey 20th-century classical composers 21st-century classical composers 21st-century American composers Jewish American classical composers 20th-century American composers Classical musicians from New Jersey 20th-century American male musicians 21st-century American male musicians 21st-century American Jews {{US-composer-20thC-stub