Samuel Barber (1910-1981) found his musical voice early on. From youth, his works were expertly wrought, sumptuously opulent but clearly of their time, and full of passion restrained somewhat by a ...

Samuel Barber (1910-1981) is one of the greatest classical American composers of the 20th century. His music is greatly loved for its rich complexity, depth of feeling, and beautiful craftsmanship.

The introduction of American composer Samuel Barber’s riveting first opera, “Vanessa,” was marked by uncommon splendor: It had its premiere by the venerable Metropolitan Opera in January 1958, won a ...

American composer Samuel Barber would have been 100 years old Tuesday. He was a favorite with musicians and audiences, but Barber's music didn't fare as well with critics, who tended to write it off ...

One of the 20th century’s significant composers is being remembered today for his 100th birthday. Samuel Barber was born in West Chester in 1910, studied at the Curtis Institute of Music in ...

It was one of the biggest disasters in modern musical history: In 1966, when a Samuel Barber premiere, “Antony and Cleopatra,” inaugurated the new home of the Metropolitan Opera at New York’s Lincoln ...

In a nameless northern country, in a mansion like a padded hearse, a “lady of great beauty” sat winter after snowy winter waiting for the man she loved. The great gates were barred, the chandeliers ...

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Known for his mournful "Adagio for Strings," Samuel Barber was never quite fashionable. This acclaimed film is a probing exploration of his music and melancholia. Performance, oral history, musicology ...