


In the years between, performances and commissions of Carlisle’s works were common, but his impact went beyond what was seen on stage. Read other "Performer Picks" interviews with Marin Alsop, Colin Currie, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Bridget Kibbey and Johannes Moser.Īs artistic and music director of the Houston Grand Opera, Patrick Summers has enjoyed a 20-year creative partnership with composer Carlisle Floyd, whose long association with the HGO Summers states is “the closest relationship between an opera company and a composer in the history of opera.” Carlisle’s first HGO commission, Bilby’s Doll, premiered in 1975, while his most recent commission, Prince of Players, was premiered by the company in 2016. Part of our “Performer Picks” series of interviews with world-renowned artists about their favorite works in the B&H catalog.
