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Porter, Andrew, 1928-2015

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Personal name headingPorter, Andrew, 1928-2015
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Associated countryGreat Britain
Associated placeNew York (N.Y.)
Birth date1928-08-26
Death date[2015-04-02,2015-04-03]
Place of birthCape Town (South Africa)
Place of deathLondon (England)
Profession or occupationAuthors Music critics Dance critics Editors Translators Opera producers and directors Librettists
Found inHis A musical season, 1974.
Grove (b. 26 Aug. 1928)
Grove music online, March 6, 2014 (Porter, Andrew; born August 26, 1928, Cape Town; British writer on music; music critic, ballet critic, editor, translator of opera librettos, opera director, and librettist)
Int. ww in classical mus., 28th ed. (Porter, Andrew Brian; born August 26, 1928, Cape Town, South Africa; British music critic)
New York times (online), viewed Apr. 6, 2015 (in obituary published Apr. 3: Andrew Porter; b. Andrew Brian Porter, Aug. 26, 1928, Cape Town; d. Thursday night or early Friday [Apr. 2 or 3, 2015], London, aged 86; music critic celebrated for his stylistic elegance, immense erudition, and polymathic command not only of the work under review but also of everything else in creation conceivably connected with it; best known in the United States for his long association with The New Yorker, where he was music critic from 1972 to 1992)
Associated languageeng