American playwright Terrence McNally died today from the corona virus. In the opera world he is best known as the librettist for three operas by Jake Heggie:
Dead Man Walking (2000),
Three Decembers (2008), and
Great Scott (2015). Of these I have seen only
Dead Man Walking. I was also present at the world premier in San Francisco before I started blogging.
He was most famous for plays and musicals and in 2019 won a lifetime achievement Tony. Of all his works I have also seen
Master Class in New York, a play about Maria Callas. He loved the arts.
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