Tobias picker biography
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Tobias Picker is an American composer whose music has been described as “displaying a distinctively soulful style that is one of the glories of the current musical scene” and “one of the most consistently interesting among the present generation of US theatre composers” (BBC Music Magazine), “a genuine creator with a fertile unforced vein of invention” (The New Yorker), and “our finest composer for the lyric stage” (Wall Street Journal).
He was the recipient of the 2020 Grammy Award for “Best Opera Recording” for his family opera, Fantastic Mr. Fox (BMOP Sound).
Tobias picker biography
Picker’s operas have been commissioned by Theater St. Gallen (Lili Elbe), Santa Fe Opera (Emmeline), LA Opera (Fantastic Mr. Fox), Dallas Opera (Thérèse Raquin), The Metropolitan Opera (An American Tragedy), San Francisco Opera (Dolores Claiborne), and Opera Theatre Saint Louis (Awakenings).
The chamber version of Thérèse Raquin was premiered at The Royal Opera House’s Linbury Theater. His orchestral music has been