Background
Marshall, John Richard was born on July 28, 1929 in Schenectady, New York, United States. Son of Abraham Lincoln and Edith (Lambert) Marshall.
Marshall, John Richard was born on July 28, 1929 in Schenectady, New York, United States. Son of Abraham Lincoln and Edith (Lambert) Marshall.
Bachelor, University Rochester, 1951. Master of Music, Indiana University, 1953. Doctor of Music, Indiana University, 1964.
Head of opera and choral music, U. Buffalo, New York, 1959-1962; head of opera, Boston Conservatory, 1969-1972; director, New England Regional Opera, Boston, 1971-1976; general director, Charlotte (North Carolina) Opera, 1976-1982; founder, general director, Center for Contemporary Opera, New York City, since 1982. Member of advisory county Aaron Copland Home, Peekskill, New York, 1995.
With United States Army, 1954-1955. Member Opera American, National Opera assosiation, New York Singing Teachers Association, Arts andBus. Council, Opera Guilds International, American Music Center.
Married Jean Deresienski, May 23, 1953 (divorced October 1982). Married Maria Tomasz, June 11, 1988.