Background
Machlis, Joseph was born in Riga, Latvia.
Machlis, Joseph was born in Riga, Latvia.
Studied at, City College, Columbia University, The Juilliard School.
Professor music, CUNY-Queens College member of faculty, The Juilliard School, New York City, since 1977.
Author: The Enjoyment of Music, Introduction to Contemporary Music, American Composers of Our Time, Adventures in Listening, The Night is for Music, 57th Street, Lisa's Boy, The Career of Magda V. English translations of operas (singing versions) Dialogues of the Carmelites, La Voix Humaine, War and Peace, The Flaming Angel, Gwendoline, BorisGodunov, La Boheme, La Traviata, Rigoletto, Tosca, Pagliacci, Cavalleria Rusticana, Fidelio.