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Tobias Picker (b. New York City, 1954), called “our finest composer for the lyric stage” by The Wall Street Journal, is a composer of numerous works in every genre, drawing performances by the world’s leading musicians, orchestras and opera houses. Picker began composing at the age of eight and studied at the Manhattan School of Music, The Juilliard School and Princeton University, where his principal teachers were Charles Wuorinen, Elliott Carter and Milton Babbitt. He received his first commissions while still in his late teens and quickly became established as one of America's most sought after young composers.
By the age of thirty, Picker was the recipient of numerous awards and honors including the Joseph H. Bearns Prize (Columbia University), a Charles Ives Scholarship and a Guggenheim Fellowship. In 1992, he received the prestigious Award in Music from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. From 1985–1990 Picker was the first composer-in-residence of the Houston Symphony. He has also served as composer-in-residence for such major international festivals as the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival and the Pacific Music Festival.
The Metropolitan Opera commissioned Picker’s fourth opera An American Tragedy, based on the novel by Theodore Dreiser and adapted for film as the famed A Place in the Sun of 1951. The world premiere of the opera took place at the Metropolitan Opera on December 2 2005 and featured Patricia Racette, Nathan Gunn, Susan Graham, and Dolora Zajick in principal roles. The production was directed by Francesca Zambello and conducted by James Conlon.
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Watching the cricket on mute while listening to Tobias Picker's amazing opera "Therese Raquin". Good stuff
lampardm (Michael Lampard) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:06:46 -0000
Watching the cricket on mute while listening to Tobias Picker's amazing opera "Therese Raquin". Good stuff
Picker, Tobias - Official site. Picture, biography, works, recordings, news, and performances.
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Interview with Tobias Picker - Comments about his life and art for Sequenza21 Contemporary Classical Music Weekly.
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Picker, Tobias - Biography, photograph, and list of works with Helicon Music Corporation.
Picker, Tobias - Works, life, photograph, comments on performances, and related material from Scholl Music.
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Therese Raquin: A World Premiere Preview - Enthusiastic biography and review of his Zola-inspired opera at its debut from Fan Faire.
Tobias Picker - Listing at the Lied and Art Songs Text Page with links to lyrics.
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Tobias Picker - Listing of operatic works with US Opera plus brief biography and recommended CDs.
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