Today we learned of the death of Dick Horowitz at the age of 91. You perhaps never heard of him. If you went to the Metropolitan Opera or listened to its broadcasts any time from 1946 until two years ago, you definitely heard Dick Horowitz. He played percussion and was the opera house's principal timpanist. I first met him in 1972 when I assisted Leonard Bernstein for a new Met production of Carmen that starred Marilyn Horne and James McCracken. He was my timpanist for 11 performances of Fidelio...
Today we learned of the death of Dick Horowitz at the age of 91. You perhaps never heard of him. If you went to the Metropolitan Opera or listened to its broadcasts any time from 1946 until two years ago, you definitely heard Dick Horowitz. He played percussion and was the opera house's principal timpanist. I first met him in 1972 when I assisted Leonard Bernstein for a new Met production of Carmen that starred Marilyn Horne and James McCracken. He was my timpanist for 11 performances of Fidelio...
Share this Article
Recommended