Carlisle Floyd Net Worth

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Carlisle Floyd is an opera composer best known for his 1955 work "Susannah", which is based on a story from the Apocrypha and set in rural Tennessee. He was born on June 11, 1926 in Latta, SC and the title role was played by Phyllis Curtin when it debuted at Florida State.
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Birth Day	June 11, 1926
Birth Place	Latta, SC
Age	97 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign	Gemini

💰 Net worth: $16 million (2024)

About

Opera Composer best known for "Susannah" from 1955, which took a story from the Apocrypha and set it in rural Tennessee. Phyllis Curtin played the title role when it debuted at Florida State.

Before Fame

He studied piano at Converse College in 1943 with the famed Ernst Bacon. He benefited so much from Bacon's instruction that he transferred to Syracuse University in New York after Bacon accepted a position there.

Trivia

He wrote many operas based on literary works, including 'Pilgrimage,' which was based on The Bible; 'Markheim,' based on the short story by Robert Louis Stevenson; and 'Of Mice and Men,' based on the novel by John Steinbeck.

Family Life

His father was a Methodist minister.

Associated With

He composed the opera "Wuthering Heights," based on the novel by Emily Bronte.

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