Carlisle Floyd

American opera composer.
Died on Thursday September 30th 2021

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@OperaBoxScore: Our humble tribute to the Father of American #Opera, #𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗙𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗱. Watch this episode on The Dallas Opera Network… - 3 years ago

@hmdtmusic: Carlisle Floyd, affectionately known as the ‘Father of American Opera’ died last week aged 95. He will be remembere… - 3 years ago

@GamecockMusic: RT @UofSCaroliniana: Renowned opera composer & SC native Carlisle Floyd died 9/30 at the age of 95. His best-known work "Susannah" is the 3… - 3 years ago

@ETOpera: All of us at ETO were saddened to hear of the death of Carlisle Floyd last week. We have fond memories from our 200… - 3 years ago

@pianovoiceopera: Carlisle Floyd: Artists Share Memories of a Composer - PianoVoiceOpera - 3 years ago

@telegraphobits: Carlisle Floyd, composer of the record-breaking blockbuster opera Susannah – obituary - 3 years ago

@yourclassical: Known primarily for his southern-flavored operas, Floyd helped create an American opera vernacular. His 1955 hit Su… - 3 years ago

@LoggedOnTheApp: RT @SAINH: The SAI Composers Bureau is sad to share news of the passing of one of its members -- Carlisle Floyd died in Tallahassee, FL on… - 3 years ago

@SAINH: The SAI Composers Bureau is sad to share news of the passing of one of its members -- Carlisle Floyd died in Tallah… - 3 years ago

@bernadpilar: RT @operamagazine: Greatly saddened by the death of the distinguished American opera composer Carlisle Floyd, aged 95. - 3 years ago

@OperaActual: Creó un estilo propiamente americano de componer ópera inspirándose en el folclore y las tradiciones de la música r… - 3 years ago

@DSMWcom: Carlisle Floyd: Artists Share Memories of a Composer - 3 years ago

@TheOperaGlass: RT @PreviewNow: Former UH teacher Carlisle Floyd crafted operas with a Southern voice for HGO @UHouston @HouGrandOpera @ThePhantomTX #Previ… - 3 years ago

@Mrkalman: RT @hedgehogreview: “I think anything that is expressed directly and as honestly as possible will last.” American opera composer Carlisle F… - 3 years ago

@PreviewNow: Former UH teacher Carlisle Floyd crafted operas with a Southern voice for HGO @UHouston @HouGrandOpera… - 3 years ago

@HouGrandOpera: A beautiful tribute to Carlisle Floyd. - 3 years ago

@HouGrandOpera: RT @PreviewNow: Former UH teacher Carlisle Floyd crafted operas with a Southern voice for HGO @UHouston @HouGrandOpera @ThePhantomTX #Previ… - 3 years ago

@dlcdolphin: RT @chasscene: Carlisle Floyd, an American composer who is known for operas set in the South and is often regarded as “the father of Americ… - 3 years ago

@grepory: I have had "Ain't it a pretty night" and "Jaybird sittin' on a hickory limb" stuck in my head. I got to perform fo… - 3 years ago

@thenabster126: RT @NPR: Composer Carlisle Floyd, widely viewed as a founding father of American opera, has died at age 95. His work was steeped in southe… - 3 years ago

@TheMartiScott: RT @ChasCityPaper: Today's headlines: Rev. Ruth Morse Woodliff-Stanley became the first female bishop for the Episcopal Diocese of South Ca… - 3 years ago

@ericgewiz: RT @Boosey: "Carlisle absolutely loved what he did. He loved going to performances; he loved his fellow composers; he loved their success."… - 3 years ago

@ChasCityPaper: Today's headlines: Rev. Ruth Morse Woodliff-Stanley became the first female bishop for the Episcopal Diocese of Sou… - 3 years ago

@UofSCaroliniana: Carlisle Floyd papers - 3 years ago

@UofSCaroliniana: Renowned opera composer & SC native Carlisle Floyd died 9/30 at the age of 95. His best-known work "Susannah" is th… - 3 years ago

@CHSArtsGuy: RT @chasscene: Carlisle Floyd, an American composer who is known for operas set in the South and is often regarded as “the father of Americ… - 3 years ago

@SCPublicRadio: NPR Remembrances ... including: Jazz Master Dr. Lonnie Smith, actor Tommy Kirk, composer Carlisle Floyd, et al… - 3 years ago

@DeborahHanna19: RT @TimPageWriter: Some thoughts on the late Carlisle Floyd. - 3 years ago

@LV_Opera: RT @OperawireNews: RIP Carlisle Floyd - 3 years ago

@Noted_Lives: Carlisle Floyd, celebrated composer of ‘Susannah,’ dies at 95 - 3 years ago

@Brookebks: RT @DiePressecom: Opern, die für die Vordenker der Avantgarde keine nennenswerte Größe darstellen, gelten dem Publikum oft als höchst leben… - 3 years ago

@eribolax: RT @NYTObits: Carlisle Floyd said seeing religious bigotry early on had shaped his opera themes. “The thing that horrified me already as a… - 3 years ago

@MusicREDEF: Carlisle Floyd, celebrated composer of ‘Susannah,’ dies at 95 (@TimPageWriter - @washingtonpost) - 3 years ago

@WAKTM: RT @joshbarone: Carlisle Floyd, 1926-2021 - 3 years ago

@WAKTM: RT @NPRWeekend: Carlisle Floyd helped create an American #opera vernacular. His award-winning 1955 hit, 'Susannah,' is one of the most-perf… - 3 years ago

@NYTObits: Carlisle Floyd said seeing religious bigotry early on had shaped his opera themes. “The thing that horrified me alr… - 3 years ago

@jasleeack: @Blackamazon I heard a story today about the Southern opera writer Carlisle Floyd who had recently passed away and… - 3 years ago

@bernsteinobits: RT @postobits: Carlisle Floyd, celebrated composer of ‘Susannah,’ dies at 95 - 3 years ago

@TodayFeed: Carlisle Floyd, celebrated composer of ‘Susannah,’ dies at 95 - 3 years ago

@DiePressecom: Opern, die für die Vordenker der Avantgarde keine nennenswerte Größe darstellen, gelten dem Publikum oft als höchst… - 3 years ago

@ProfEdSweeney: RT @wexfordopera: Carlisle Floyd, widely viewed as a founding father of American opera, has died aged 95. Composer of Susannah, produced by… - 3 years ago

@op109: RT @santafeopera: RIP Carlisle Floyd, the composer-librettist whose operas explored the passions and prejudices of the American South. His… - 3 years ago

@MPBOnline: Carlisle Floyd, a founding father of American opera, has died at age 95 @NPRMusic #MPBOnline - 3 years ago

@fralbaro: Carlisle Floyd ✝️: Susannah, "Ain't in a pretty night" Renée Fleming - 3 years ago

@kelhuntslight: RT @jilevin: Carlisle Floyd, celebrated composer of 'Susannah,' dies at 95 - 3 years ago

@jilevin: Carlisle Floyd, celebrated composer of 'Susannah,' dies at 95 - 3 years ago

@twitbituaries: Carlisle Floyd, celebrated composer of 'Susannah,' dies at 95 - - 3 years ago

@CBCarey: RT @postobits: Carlisle Floyd, celebrated composer of ‘Susannah,’ dies at 95 - 3 years ago

@TimPageWriter: Some thoughts on the late Carlisle Floyd. - 3 years ago

@TheRossAvant: RT @santafeopera: In Memorium, thanks to @tomhuizenga and @NPR - 3 years ago

@MPRnews: Known primarily for his southern-flavored operas, Floyd helped create an American opera vernacular. His 1955 hit “S… - 3 years ago

@postobits: Carlisle Floyd, celebrated composer of ‘Susannah,’ dies at 95 - 3 years ago

@DeansFineArt: @cuppa_coffee Sadly, Carlisle Floyd, the composer of Susannah, died this week in his 90s. Perhaps Susannah doesn't… - 3 years ago

@santafeopera: In Memorium, thanks to @tomhuizenga and @NPR - 3 years ago

@iamfujimura: RT @SFOpera: “Carlisle Floyd is America’s foremost opera composer.” A composer who distilled the sounds and experiences of small-town Amer… - 3 years ago

@RichardScheinin: RT @SFOpera: “Carlisle Floyd is America’s foremost opera composer.” A composer who distilled the sounds and experiences of small-town Amer… - 3 years ago

@cwsox: @lourdesgnavarro thanks for the tribute to Carlisle Floyd, I did not know he died; I love his Susannah - 3 years ago

@NatalieMsoprano: With remembrance for the #opera that #Carlisle Floyd gave us, especially the glorious #soprano arias I love to sing… - 3 years ago

@drreznicek: RT @NPRWeekend: Carlisle Floyd helped create an American #opera vernacular. His award-winning 1955 hit, 'Susannah,' is one of the most-perf… - 3 years ago

@NPRWeekend: Carlisle Floyd helped create an American #opera vernacular. His award-winning 1955 hit, 'Susannah,' is one of the m… - 3 years ago

@Musager: Le compositeur américain Carlisle Floyd est mort - 3 years ago

@pianoXXI: RT @Boosey: Boosey & Hawkes is sad to announce the passing of renowned American composer Carlisle Floyd, age 95. - 3 years ago

@artdaily: Carlisle Floyd, whose operas spun fables of the South, dies at 95 #CarlisleFloyd #operas #South #art #newspaper Re… - 3 years ago

@lucyschaufer: Beautiful remembrance of Carlisle Floyd by Patrick Summers. He truly was the Bedrock of American Opera.… - 3 years ago

@CarbonWrangler: 1/2 We lost a giant this week. One of my favorite composers, Carlisle Floyd, has gone to his eternal reward. He wro… - 3 years ago

@JerrodALaber: Sad news. Floyd’s Susannah, which I’ve had the privilege of being in, is one of the greatest pieces of American art… - 3 years ago

@AisaacW: RT @NPR: Composer Carlisle Floyd, widely viewed as a founding father of American opera, has died at age 95. His work was steeped in southe… - 3 years ago

@JUhlTrucker: Rick Carlisle. Mike Woodson. Floyd Central. I’ll even throw @Ajstotts in there. BRING ON BASKETBALL SEASON! - 3 years ago

@MonicaAnnCook1: RT @DavidCote: RIP a great American pathfinder in opera - 3 years ago

@SENSIMILLIEA: RT @craigtimes: #Florida man Carlisle Floyd, known as “The Father of American Opera," dies at 95. - 3 years ago

@OperainIreland: RT @operamagazine: Greatly saddened by the death of the distinguished American opera composer Carlisle Floyd, aged 95. - 3 years ago

@LeChatNoire4: RT @craigtimes: #Florida man Carlisle Floyd, known as “The Father of American Opera," dies at 95. - 3 years ago

@TommasiniNYT: Carlisle Floyd, Whose Operas Spun Fables of the South, Dies at 95 - 3 years ago

@DjAmbalee: Carlisle Floyd, Whose Operas Spun Fables of the South, Dies at 95 - 3 years ago

@NYTObits: Carlisle Floyd's celebrated works drew from the musical traditions of revival meetings and country hoedowns, tellin… - 3 years ago

@jaynordlinger: RT @jaynordlinger: Carlisle Floyd, the American composer, passed away on Thursday. He deserves to be remembered for more than one aria, fro… - 3 years ago

@craigtimes: #Florida man Carlisle Floyd, known as “The Father of American Opera," dies at 95. - 3 years ago

@GillianFerrisKN: Carlisle Floyd, a founding father of American opera, has died at age 95 - 3 years ago

@drocktrot: World-famous opera composer Carlisle Floyd dies at 95 - 3 years ago

@chrisducq1: RT @LiaCamel92: #CarlisleFloyd, Whose Operas Spun Fables of the South, Dies at 95 @chrisducq1 @pierrelescure - 3 years ago

@BizienVeronique: RT @wexfordopera: Carlisle Floyd, widely viewed as a founding father of American opera, has died aged 95. Composer of Susannah, produced by… - 3 years ago

@wexfordopera: Carlisle Floyd, widely viewed as a founding father of American opera, has died aged 95. Composer of Susannah, produ… - 3 years ago

@LiaCamel92: #CarlisleFloyd, Whose Operas Spun Fables of the South, Dies at 95 @chrisducq1 @pierrelescure - 3 years ago

@NATSUIHAYATO: RT @dallasnews: Carlisle Floyd, much-performed American opera composer with a long Houston history, dead at 95 - 3 years ago

@DSMWcom: Carlisle Floyd, Whose Operas Spun Fables of the South, Dies at 95 - 3 years ago

@sunnyslopegirl1: RT @nprclassical: Remembering Carlisle Floyd, a founding father of American opera, who died Thursday at 95. - 3 years ago

@ShopArzo: Carlisle Floyd, world-famous opera composer, useless at 95 - 3 years ago

@GraceAmazin: Carlisle Floyd, world-famous opera composer, useless at 95 - 3 years ago

@NPresence: Carlisle Floyd, world-famous opera composer, useless at 95 - 3 years ago

@cspencef: 1) RIP Carlisle Floyd. 2) No sermon of mine will ever make so compelling an operatic scene. 3) Sadly, what’s portra… - 3 years ago

@Graylingohio: @Timcast Carlisle Floyd ? - 3 years ago

@JamiePaisley: With the word yesterday of composer Carlisle Floyd’s passing at 95, I encountered the 2019 folk-interpretation of “… - 3 years ago

@hedgehogreview: “I think anything that is expressed directly and as honestly as possible will last.” American opera composer Carlis… - 3 years ago

@004nino: RIP 24 187) #Obituary : #American #Opera #Composer #Carlisle #Floyd #Dies #September 30, 2021 at 95 - - 3 years ago

@bronteblog: Carlisle Floyd. In Memoriam: The New York Times, Opera News, Operawire, and many others carry the news of the death… - 3 years ago

@cspencef: - 3 years ago

@RamonaRemarks: RT @ArtsJournalNews: Carlisle Floyd, Dean Of American Opera Composers, Dead At 95 - "Floyd's operas, more than a d… - 3 years ago

@RbClassical: RT @RefRecordings: We were saddened to hear of the death of Carlisle Floyd yesterday, September 30, 2021, at the age of 95. We are honored… - 3 years ago

@TheTandD: A composer who spent much of his childhood in Orangeburg County has died. - 3 years ago

@mariadkins92: RT @nprclassical: Remembering Carlisle Floyd, a founding father of American opera, who died Thursday at 95. - 3 years ago

@CharleneJo33: R.I.P. Carlisle Floyd - 3 years ago

@RedmondMichael: - 3 years ago

@Tom_Godell: RT @nprclassical: Remembering Carlisle Floyd, a founding father of American opera, who died Thursday at 95. - 3 years ago

@jaynordlinger: Carlisle Floyd, the American composer, passed away on Thursday. He deserves to be remembered for more than one aria… - 3 years ago

@Noted_Lives: Carlisle Floyd, Whose Operas Spun Fables of the South, Dies at 95 - 3 years ago

@CHUOQuidNovi: RT @RefRecordings: We were saddened to hear of the death of Carlisle Floyd yesterday, September 30, 2021, at the age of 95. We are honored… - 3 years ago

@RefRecordings: We were saddened to hear of the death of Carlisle Floyd yesterday, September 30, 2021, at the age of 95. We are hon… - 3 years ago

@HiddenAudio: My favorite composer died yesterday. RIP Carlisle Floyd, who brought Americana to opera. Here is my favorite piece… - 3 years ago

@ShopArzo: Carlisle Floyd, world-famous opera composer, lifeless at 95 - 3 years ago

@GraceAmazin: Carlisle Floyd, world-famous opera composer, lifeless at 95 - 3 years ago

@NPresence: Carlisle Floyd, world-famous opera composer, lifeless at 95 - 3 years ago

@Josiah_FL: Tallahassee's world-famous opera composer, Carlisle Floyd, dies at 95 - 3 years ago

@MarthaGruender: Tallahassee's world-famous opera composer, Carlisle Floyd, dies at 95 - 3 years ago

@codyryanarthur: RT @operamagazine: Greatly saddened by the death of the distinguished American opera composer Carlisle Floyd, aged 95. - 3 years ago

@CraigSings: RT @nprclassical: Remembering Carlisle Floyd, a founding father of American opera, who died Thursday at 95. - 3 years ago

@K12PlayGround: RT @NEAarts: It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of Carlisle Floyd, opera composer a… - 3 years ago

@OperaLab: #CarlisleFloyd, American opera founding father, has died at age 95 : Deceptive Cadence : NPR - 3 years ago

@Aspasia_1: RT @OPERAAmerica: We are deeply saddened by the loss of beloved American opera composer and librettist Carlisle Floyd. His historic career… - 3 years ago

@OperaLab: RT @OPERAAmerica: We are deeply saddened by the loss of beloved American opera composer and librettist Carlisle Floyd. His historic career… - 3 years ago

@venerime: RT @OPERAAmerica: We are deeply saddened by the loss of beloved American opera composer and librettist Carlisle Floyd. His historic career… - 3 years ago

@scottrlevine: Carlisle Floyd, Whose Operas Spun Fables of the South, Dies at 95 - 3 years ago

@scottlevinemgmt: Carlisle Floyd, Whose Operas Spun Fables of the South, Dies at 95 - 3 years ago

@DCA_Conductor: I met him only once, years after I had conducted Susannah. A total gentleman and a great storyteller. The brave com… - 3 years ago

@CurieuxTres: RT @Cirmeau: Le compositeur États-unien CARLISLE FLOYD est mort. Né en 1926 en Caroline du Sud, il est notamment l’auteur d’un opéra typiqu… - 3 years ago

@fuschia_groan: RT @operamagazine: Greatly saddened by the death of the distinguished American opera composer Carlisle Floyd, aged 95. - 3 years ago

@fuschia_groan: RT @NPR: Composer Carlisle Floyd, widely viewed as a founding father of American opera, has died at age 95. His work was steeped in southe… - 3 years ago

@noahsofficial: Rest In Peace Carlisle Floyd, American Composer. #Legend #Susannah #OfMiceAndMen #Opera #Piano (Photo: SUZANNE PLUN… - 3 years ago

@CSzenci: RT @operamagazine: Greatly saddened by the death of the distinguished American opera composer Carlisle Floyd, aged 95. - 3 years ago

@dbirdsoprano: @MrOperaDen RIP Carlisle Floyd yesterday- would’ve LOVED to see her in that - 3 years ago

@MrOperaDen: Good luck with that❣️ One of my biggest regrets is only seeing Sondra in Carlisle Floyd’s Susanna… instead of a maj… - 3 years ago

@Lau_des_iles: One way for me to celebrate Carlisle Floyd’s genius musicianship is to enter again the sad magic of his Susanna’s «… - 3 years ago

@TylerBarton27: RT @OthalieGraham: Carlisle Floyd, American opera founding father, has died at age 95 : Deceptive Cadence : NPR - 3 years ago

@Mr_Holtzworth: RT @nprclassical: Remembering Carlisle Floyd, a founding father of American opera, who died Thursday at 95. - 3 years ago

@PhillipWSerna: RT @nprclassical: Remembering Carlisle Floyd, a founding father of American opera, who died Thursday at 95. - 3 years ago

@Robertthemoff: RT @operamagazine: Greatly saddened by the death of the distinguished American opera composer Carlisle Floyd, aged 95. - 3 years ago

@DavidCote: RIP a great American pathfinder in opera - 3 years ago

@DebraOlivia: RT @SFOpera: “Carlisle Floyd is America’s foremost opera composer.” A composer who distilled the sounds and experiences of small-town Amer… - 3 years ago

@StephanieSemle1: "Carlisle Floyd, Whose Operas Spun Fables of the South, Dies at 95" by BY ROBERT D. MCFADDEN via NYT New York Times - 3 years ago

@sergeiprokopiev: RT @nytimesarts: “Carlisle Floyd is America’s foremost opera composer,” one impresario said. Floyd has died at 95. - 3 years ago

@aa_designz: "Carlisle Floyd, Whose Operas Spun Fables of the South, Dies at 95" by BY ROBERT D. MCFADDEN via NYT - 3 years ago

@SummerInMike: Carlisle Floyd, Whose Operas Spun Fables of the South, Dies at 95 - 3 years ago

@EnterSa64248346: "Carlisle Floyd, Whose Operas Spun Fables of the South, Dies at 95" - 3 years ago

@Ant22760437: New story on NPR: Carlisle Floyd, a founding father of American opera, has died at age 95 - 3 years ago

@puccinigirlnyc: RIP Carlisle Floyd, one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. My favorite American opera is “Susannah”. Ch… - 3 years ago

@operacastpod: RT @OPERAAmerica: We are deeply saddened by the loss of beloved American opera composer and librettist Carlisle Floyd. His historic career… - 3 years ago

@PatrickDMcCoy: - 3 years ago

@stephanegrant: #tribute #hommage on @francemusique #CarlisleFloyd - 3 years ago

@JaneTim8: RT @LyricOpera: Lyric joins in mourning the loss of the great composer Carlisle Floyd. Mr. Floyd's beautiful American masterpiece SUSANNAH… - 3 years ago

@JaneTim8: RT @SFOpera: “Carlisle Floyd is America’s foremost opera composer.” A composer who distilled the sounds and experiences of small-town Amer… - 3 years ago

@FriseSally: RT @SFOpera: “Carlisle Floyd is America’s foremost opera composer.” A composer who distilled the sounds and experiences of small-town Amer… - 3 years ago

@FriseSally: RT @operamagazine: Greatly saddened by the death of the distinguished American opera composer Carlisle Floyd, aged 95. - 3 years ago

@DSMWcom: Carlisle Floyd, Whose Operas Spun Fables of the South, Dies at 95 - 3 years ago

@PheoSurgeon: RT @MatthewShilvock: Mourning the passing of an extraordinary human being, Carlisle Floyd. It was a privilege to be even a small part of hi… - 3 years ago

@JoelBasoga: RT @operamagazine: Greatly saddened by the death of the distinguished American opera composer Carlisle Floyd, aged 95. - 3 years ago

@DavisonLupinski: RT @operamagazine: Greatly saddened by the death of the distinguished American opera composer Carlisle Floyd, aged 95. - 3 years ago

@DavisonLupinski: RT @LyricOpera: Lyric joins in mourning the loss of the great composer Carlisle Floyd. Mr. Floyd's beautiful American masterpiece SUSANNAH… - 3 years ago

@RenaudMachart: Carlisle Floyd, Whose Operas Spun Fables of the South, Dies at 95 - The New York Times - 3 years ago

@KevinWNg: RT @zwoolfe: The son of an itinerant South Carolina preacher, Mr. Floyd grew up with the music of the Bible Belt: revival meeting hymns, sq… - 3 years ago

@MatthewShilvock: Mourning the passing of an extraordinary human being, Carlisle Floyd. It was a privilege to be even a small part of… - 3 years ago

@TheOperaGlass: RT @JoshuaKosman: Very sad to learn of the death of Carlisle Floyd. "Susannah" is justifiably loved and admired, but the other operas are s… - 3 years ago

@TheOperaGlass: RT @scottgr60613: Carlisle Floyd, a founding father of American opera, has died at age 95 - 3 years ago

@seyvoice: RT @OthalieGraham: Carlisle Floyd, American opera founding father, has died at age 95 : Deceptive Cadence : NPR - 3 years ago

@eeeffunnm: RT @operamagazine: Greatly saddened by the death of the distinguished American opera composer Carlisle Floyd, aged 95. - 3 years ago

@jcrispier: RT @NPR: Composer Carlisle Floyd, widely viewed as a founding father of American opera, has died at age 95. His work was steeped in southe… - 3 years ago

@DMNSCantrell: Carlisle Floyd, much-performed American opera composer with a long Houston history, dead at 95 - 3 years ago

@kennymellman: idk, it is sad to read an obituary that includes negative criticism of the person's work. Not sure what the point i… - 3 years ago

@toripatriciaaa: RT @Boosey: Boosey & Hawkes is sad to announce the passing of renowned American composer Carlisle Floyd, age 95. - 3 years ago

@WesFlinn: RT @Boosey: Boosey & Hawkes is sad to announce the passing of renowned American composer Carlisle Floyd, age 95. - 3 years ago

@treadway_amber: RT @Boosey: Boosey & Hawkes is sad to announce the passing of renowned American composer Carlisle Floyd, age 95. - 3 years ago

@dallasnews: Carlisle Floyd, much-performed American opera composer with a long Houston history, dead at 95 - 3 years ago

@griffincandey: RT @Boosey: Boosey & Hawkes is sad to announce the passing of renowned American composer Carlisle Floyd, age 95. - 3 years ago

@IamTeeDubz: @LyricOpera Oh no! Confused by the image tho... Would it make more sense to highlight this post with a picture emph… - 3 years ago

@cocolechat: I remember Carlisle Floyd's Susannah was selected by Jake Heggie as the Best Opera Ever on Saturday Afternoon at th… - 3 years ago

@tankswife2: Rest in eternal peace, Carlisle Floyd. What a honor to have been in the same audience with you at The Met to watch,… - 3 years ago

@Barbiewithatude: RT @NPR: Composer Carlisle Floyd, widely viewed as a founding father of American opera, has died at age 95. His work was steeped in southe… - 3 years ago

@paytonannp: just found out carlisle floyd died. don’t talk to me - 3 years ago

@TaraEAnderson: Grateful for this man’s music. - 3 years ago

@foggybottomgal: Carlisle Floyd, American opera founding father, has died at age 95 : Deceptive Cadence - 3 years ago

@GrantHamby2: - 3 years ago

@CathyTRicardo: RIP Carlisle Floyd 😥 - 3 years ago

@CaraModisett: The sky seems so heavy with stars That it might fall right down out of heaven And cover us all up in one big blanke… - 3 years ago

@revgirrl: RT @LyricOpera: Lyric joins in mourning the loss of the great composer Carlisle Floyd. Mr. Floyd's beautiful American masterpiece SUSANNAH… - 3 years ago

@quaichurchill: RT @RenaudMachart: Le compositeur américain Carlisle Floyd, né en 1926, est mort. Il est l’auteur d’un opéra intrinsèquement américain, Sus… - 3 years ago

@revgirrl: RT @SFOpera: “Carlisle Floyd is America’s foremost opera composer.” A composer who distilled the sounds and experiences of small-town Amer… - 3 years ago

@bradfordryan9: RT @SFOpera: “Carlisle Floyd is America’s foremost opera composer.” A composer who distilled the sounds and experiences of small-town Amer… - 3 years ago

@RealzTenisFanz: RT @operamagazine: Greatly saddened by the death of the distinguished American opera composer Carlisle Floyd, aged 95. - 3 years ago

@RogerParton: RT @NPR: Composer Carlisle Floyd, widely viewed as a founding father of American opera, has died at age 95. His work was steeped in southe… - 3 years ago

@RichieHof: RT @SFOpera: “Carlisle Floyd is America’s foremost opera composer.” A composer who distilled the sounds and experiences of small-town Amer… - 3 years ago

@JoanneSpruceC21: "Carlisle Floyd, a founding father of American opera, has died at age 95" - 3 years ago

@azopera: @azopera mourns the loss of Carlisle Floyd, a beloved & iconic master of American opera. We’re so grateful for Car… - 3 years ago

@cocolechat: RT @OperawireNews: RIP Carlisle Floyd - 3 years ago

@MikeOpera: RT @operamagazine: Greatly saddened by the death of the distinguished American opera composer Carlisle Floyd, aged 95. - 3 years ago

@alfonsojen: "Carlisle Floyd, Whose Operas Spun Fables of the South, Dies at 95" by Robert D. McFadden via NYT - 3 years ago

@shantaclair: RT @NPR: Composer Carlisle Floyd, widely viewed as a founding father of American opera, has died at age 95. His work was steeped in southe… - 3 years ago

@LisaDEFG: RT @NPR: Composer Carlisle Floyd, widely viewed as a founding father of American opera, has died at age 95. His work was steeped in southe… - 3 years ago

@datadivajf: RT @ICSOM: Sad News: American Opera Composer Carlisle Floyd Dies at 95 - - 3 years ago

@jordaantaaylor: RT @NPR: Composer Carlisle Floyd, widely viewed as a founding father of American opera, has died at age 95. His work was steeped in southe… - 3 years ago

@ryan_ebright: One overlooked but important detail of Floyd's career is his role as co-founder of the HGO Studio (young artist pro… - 3 years ago

@Spacereportern1: Carlisle Floyd, Whose Operas Spun Fables of the South, Dies at 95 His celebrated works drew from the musical tradi… - 3 years ago

@blossomdai: "Carlisle Floyd, Whose Operas Spun Fables of the South, Dies at 95" by Robert D. McFadden via NYT - 3 years ago

@therapynews: "Carlisle Floyd, Whose Operas Spun Fables of the South, Dies at 95" by Robert D. McFadden via NYT - 3 years ago

@RenaudMachart: Le compositeur américain Carlisle Floyd, né en 1926, est mort. Il est l’auteur d’un opéra intrinsèquement américain… - 3 years ago

@Buck_McDaniel: RT @zwoolfe: The son of an itinerant South Carolina preacher, Mr. Floyd grew up with the music of the Bible Belt: revival meeting hymns, sq… - 3 years ago

@Buck_McDaniel: RT @clefnotes: Sorry to hear that Carlisle Floyd has died (at 95, a very good run). Though never respected fully by some in supposedly exal… - 3 years ago

@RichardSkipper: RT @clefnotes: Sorry to hear that Carlisle Floyd has died (at 95, a very good run). Though never respected fully by some in supposedly exal… - 3 years ago

@ericgewiz: RT @zwoolfe: The son of an itinerant South Carolina preacher, Mr. Floyd grew up with the music of the Bible Belt: revival meeting hymns, sq… - 3 years ago

@ericgewiz: RT @Boosey: Boosey & Hawkes is sad to announce the passing of renowned American composer Carlisle Floyd, age 95. - 3 years ago

@maxiegeismar: RT @NPR: Composer Carlisle Floyd, widely viewed as a founding father of American opera, has died at age 95. His work was steeped in southe… - 3 years ago

@cybrheartheart: RT @NPR: Composer Carlisle Floyd, widely viewed as a founding father of American opera, has died at age 95. His work was steeped in southe… - 3 years ago

@dianasongwriter: "Carlisle Floyd, Whose Operas Spun Fables of the South, Dies at 95" by BY ROBERT D. MCFADDEN via NYT… - 3 years ago

@clefnotes: Sorry to hear that Carlisle Floyd has died (at 95, a very good run). Though never respected fully by some in suppos… - 3 years ago

@JLaBouchardiere: RT @OPERAAmerica: We are deeply saddened by the loss of beloved American opera composer and librettist Carlisle Floyd. His historic career… - 3 years ago

@DouvrisWilliam: "Carlisle Floyd, Whose Operas Spun Fables of the South, Dies at 95" by BY ROBERT D. MCFADDEN via NYT - 3 years ago

@zwoolfe: The son of an itinerant South Carolina preacher, Mr. Floyd grew up with the music of the Bible Belt: revival meetin… - 3 years ago

@MariaFJaeger1: RT @NPR: Composer Carlisle Floyd, widely viewed as a founding father of American opera, has died at age 95. His work was steeped in southe… - 3 years ago

@RenaudMachart: RT @OPERAAmerica: We are deeply saddened by the loss of beloved American opera composer and librettist Carlisle Floyd. His historic career… - 3 years ago

@HouGrandOpera: They gave birth to a new American tradition. To the present moment, they exert a profound influence on other compos… - 3 years ago

@InformationPlug: RT @NPR: Composer Carlisle Floyd, widely viewed as a founding father of American opera, has died at age 95. His work was steeped in southe… - 3 years ago

@JamesPeeler00: RT @NPR: Composer Carlisle Floyd, widely viewed as a founding father of American opera, has died at age 95. His work was steeped in southe… - 3 years ago

@TomWoodstom: RT @NPR: Composer Carlisle Floyd, widely viewed as a founding father of American opera, has died at age 95. His work was steeped in southe… - 3 years ago

@andrewnford: Oh my goodness, I'm so sorry to hear of Carlisle Floyd's passing. They just announced it. Susannah is absolutely on… - 3 years ago

@Joannpope47: RT @NPR: Composer Carlisle Floyd, widely viewed as a founding father of American opera, has died at age 95. His work was steeped in southe… - 3 years ago

@amandavicmason: RT @NPR: Composer Carlisle Floyd, widely viewed as a founding father of American opera, has died at age 95. His work was steeped in southe… - 3 years ago

@lori_smoldt: RT @NPR: Composer Carlisle Floyd, widely viewed as a founding father of American opera, has died at age 95. His work was steeped in southe… - 3 years ago

@alaskagirl88: RT @NPR: Composer Carlisle Floyd, widely viewed as a founding father of American opera, has died at age 95. His work was steeped in southe… - 3 years ago

@JrKatoyoyo: RT @NPR: Composer Carlisle Floyd, widely viewed as a founding father of American opera, has died at age 95. His work was steeped in southe… - 3 years ago

@TomWoodstom: RT @OPERAAmerica: We are deeply saddened by the loss of beloved American opera composer and librettist Carlisle Floyd. His historic career… - 3 years ago

@TomWoodstom: RT @Boosey: Boosey & Hawkes is sad to announce the passing of renowned American composer Carlisle Floyd, age 95. - 3 years ago

@NPR: Composer Carlisle Floyd, widely viewed as a founding father of American opera, has died at age 95. His work was st… - 3 years ago

@IanDorsch: So sad to hear this. I always hoped I would have a chance to meet him - by all accounts he was also a kind and humb… - 3 years ago

@mulder_pieter: RT @operamagazine: Greatly saddened by the death of the distinguished American opera composer Carlisle Floyd, aged 95. - 3 years ago

@florentinobm: "Carlisle Floyd, Whose Operas Spun Fables of the South, Dies at 95" by Robert D. McFadden via NYT - 3 years ago

@PaxBaker: 😢 one of my favorites. Carlisle Floyd, a founding father of American opera, has died at age 95 - 3 years ago

@deadpeoplecom: Rest in peace Carlisle Floyd - #CarlisleFloyd #Carlisle #Floyd #rip - 3 years ago

@StevieNickx: RT @nightafternight: Carlisle Floyd, a founding father of American opera, has died at age 95 - 3 years ago

@anastasiat: Remembering Carlisle Floyd, who died today at age 95 -- via @nprclassical - 3 years ago

@iamths1973: RT @OPERAAmerica: We are deeply saddened by the loss of beloved American opera composer and librettist Carlisle Floyd. His historic career… - 3 years ago

@EddieArruza: Carlisle Floyd's Susannah was the opera in which @ReneeFleming made her @LyricOpera debut in 1993 and (Berwyn, IL b… - 3 years ago

@Boosey: RT @OPERAAmerica: We are deeply saddened by the loss of beloved American opera composer and librettist Carlisle Floyd. His historic career… - 3 years ago

@ICSOM: Sad News: American Opera Composer Carlisle Floyd Dies at 95 - - 3 years ago

@Fontsensitive: @rachsyme Classical music lost Carlisle Floyd today, so have a little listen to Ain’t it a pretty night. Rest In Pe… - 3 years ago

@afrikbestradio: Carlisle Floyd, a founding father of American opera, has died at age 95 - 3 years ago

@JaneTim8: RT @OperawireNews: RIP Carlisle Floyd - 3 years ago

@AshleyEmrick: Carlisle Floyd has passed. So sad. His Susannah holds a special place in my heart. - 3 years ago

@anncoopergay: RT @operamagazine: Greatly saddened by the death of the distinguished American opera composer Carlisle Floyd, aged 95. - 3 years ago

@La_Bettie_Noir: Rest in Peace, you brilliant master of craft! Thank you for changing not only the landscape of opera, but also my l… - 3 years ago

@IanDorsch: RT @OPERAAmerica: We are deeply saddened by the loss of beloved American opera composer and librettist Carlisle Floyd. His historic career… - 3 years ago

@katherinerSF: RT @OperawireNews: RIP Carlisle Floyd - 3 years ago

@swordsoprano: RT @ZWilderTenor: Very sorry to hear of the passing of Carlisle Floyd — his opera Susannah is a masterpiece. - 3 years ago

@swordsoprano: RT @Boosey: Boosey & Hawkes is sad to announce the passing of renowned American composer Carlisle Floyd, age 95. - 3 years ago

@ramonroyo: RT @operamagazine: Greatly saddened by the death of the distinguished American opera composer Carlisle Floyd, aged 95. - 3 years ago

@Quinnfreelance: Sad to learn of the death at 95 of the wonderful American opera composer Carlisle Floyd. Here's @ReneeFleming with… - 3 years ago

@OperawireNews: RIP Carlisle Floyd - 3 years ago

@scottrlevine: Carlisle Floyd, a founding father of American opera, has died at age 95 - 3 years ago