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Leighton Lucas (* 5. Januar 1903 in London; † 1. November 1982) war ein englischer Komponist und Dirigent . Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben. 2 Werke. 3 Filmografie (Auswahl) 4 Quellen. 5 Weblinks. Leben. Lucas war der Sohn des kanadischen Komponisten Clarence Lucas und der englischen Pianistin Clara Asher.
Leighton Lucas (5 January 1903 – 1 November 1982) was an English composer and conductor. His career was wide-ranging: he was associated with the revival of interest in 20th century English ballet, arranged music for dance bands, conducted challenging contemporary classical works and wrote many original concert and film scores.
Leighton Lucas war ein englischer Komponist und Dirigent.
Die Musik zum Ballett ist nicht identisch mit der Musik zur Oper Manon von Massenet. Es wurden verschiedene Musikstücke aus dreizehn Opern und Oratorien, aus den Orchestersuiten sowie Klavierstücken und Liedern von Jules Massenet ausgewählt und vom britischen Komponisten Leighton Lucas (1903–1982) orchestriert.
Classical ballet. L'histoire de Manon, generally referred to as Manon, is a ballet choreographed by Kenneth MacMillan to music by Jules Massenet and based on the 1731 novel Manon Lescaut by Abbé Prévost. The ballet was first performed by The Royal Ballet in London in 1974 with Antoinette Sibley and Anthony Dowell in the leading roles.
Died: 1st November 1982, London, UK. Nationality: English. Leighton Lucas was an English composer and conductor. Born into a musical family (his father, Clarence Lucas, was also a noted composer), he began his career as a dancer for Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes (1918–21).
Leighton Lucas (5 January 1903 – 1 November 1982) was an English composer and conductor. Born into a musical family (his father, Clarence Lucas, was also a noted composer and his mother Clara Asher-Lucas a concert pianist), he began his career as a dancer for Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes (1918–21).
