Gunther Schuller Born: New York, NY, 22 Nov. 1925

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• The Visitation. Opera in three acts. Libretto by the composer, after Franz Kafka's Der Prozess. Hamburg, 12 Oct. 1966.
• The Fisherman and His Wife. Children's opera in 13 scenes. Libretto by John Updike, after the story by the Brothers Grimm. Boston, Mass., 7 May 1970.

Schuller is often thought of more as a distinguished musical citizen than a composer, but his catalog is extensive and includes two operas, one of them the evening-length The Visitation.

Gunther Schuller. Musings: The Musical Worlds of Gunther Schuller. Paperback: Da Capo 1999. Paperback: Oxford U. Pr. 1989. Hardcover: Oxford U. Pr. 1986.

Norbert Carnovale. Gunther Schuller: A Bio-Bibliography. Greenwood Publishing 1987.