Born June 15, 1900, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Died September 2, 1996, New York, Nw York
About Otto Luening
As well as being an important conductor of American opera and a pioneer of electronic and tape music, Luening composed one opera of his own, Evangeline. Among other important premieres, he conducted the first night of
Menotti's The Medium.
Operas
Evangeline, opera in three acts Libretto by the composer after the poem of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. composed c. 1930; premiere May 5, 1948, Brander Matthews Theater, New York, New York (revised with reduced orchestration); December 29, 1932, Chicago, Illinois (excerpts) [commissioned by the American Opera Company; never performed in its full version]
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