From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Emerson Buckley
Emerson Buckley
Emerson Buckley (April 14, 1914 - November 19, 1989)(1) in Ontario, Canada in the 1990s and is now the musical
An American Orchestral conductor born in New York Ci- director of the Austin Lyric Opera.[1] Brother Robert is a
ty. Buckley graduated from Columbia University in 1934 theatrical producer and general manager in New York Ci-
and made his conducting debut that same year at age 20. ty.
His career brought him notoriety throughout the world
of opera and concerts.
References
[1] ^ "Emerson Buckley, 73, An Opera Conductor". New
Biography York Times. 1989-11-20.
Buckley established his musical base in Florida by first http://query.nytimes.com/gst/
conducting the Opera Guild, Inc. from 1950 to 1982, and fullpage.html?res=950DE2D91F3BF933A15752C1A96F948260.
the Fort Lauderdale Symphony Orchestra from 1963 to Retrieved 2009-03-02.
1986, both in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. From March 1950 [2] "Emerson Buckley Interview with Bruce Duffie".
to January 1952 he conducted the music of Elliot Jacoby Kcstudio.com. 1989-11-20.
for the American old-time radio series 2000 Plus.[1] http://www.kcstudio.com/buckley.html. Retrieved
2009-03-09.
Establishing his reputation [3] ^ "allmusic". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com.
Buckley was guest conductor with opera companies Retrieved 2009-03-09.
around the world, notably the New York City Opera and Persondata
the Lyric Opera of Chicago.[1] In 1958 he conducted the Name Buckley, Emerson
world premier of Douglas Moore’s Ballad of Baby Doe with
Alternative
the New York City Opera Company.[2]
names
Recognition Short descrip- Conductor
tion
While never an unknown, notoriety came late in life with
the ongoing relationship with the late Italian tenor Lu- Date of birth 14 April 1914
ciano Pavarotti.[1] He conducted many of his concerts Place of birth New York City, United States of
throughout the world, on television for PBS, and ap- America
peared as himself in Mr. Pavarotti’s only movie, Yes! Geor- Date of death 19 November 1989
gio.[3]
Place of death Broomfield, Somerset, England
Legacy
He recorded for Sony, CBS, Decca, and Deutsche Gram-
mophon among others. Mr. Buckley was the recipient of
Grammy awards for his participation in the many record-
ed albums of classical and opera productions.[3]
Buckley married the Canadian-born soprano Mar-
garet Henderson. Two sons have gone onto careers of
their own. Richard is a musical director who was based
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