Encore

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Carlisle Floyd's Valedictory to American Opera

Thomas Holliday, Jeffrey Hatcher

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Syracuse University Press
23 February 2026

Opera; Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups; Literature, Poetry & Criticism

In 2010, Carlisle Floyd, one of American opera’s most titanic talents, found himself at an impasse. Caring for family and with few leads as to his next project, he unexpectedly found a spark of inspiration in the story of Edward Kynaston. This seventeenth-century British actor had his star turn on the stage unceremoniously ended by a ban on male actors performing women's roles. Centuries later, his misfortune gave this brilliant composer a way back onto the stage he valued so much.

In this companion to Falling Up: The Days and Nights of Carlisle Floyd, author Thomas Holliday follows Floyd through his creatively fruitful final decade, focusing on his relationship with family and the production of his final opera, Prince of Players, inspired by the life and work of Kynaston. Told through reminiscences from those closest to him, the book is an intimate portrait of the composer’s creative process. Encore is a testament to Floyd’s work and enduring influence, a portrait of an icon still innovating and creating until the end.

By: Thomas Holliday
Other: Jeffrey Hatcher
Imprint: Syracuse University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 16mm
ISBN: 9780815612056
ISBN 10: 0815612052
Pages: 204
Publication Date: 23 February 2026
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Thomas Holliday is an opera stage director and writer who has worked with companies in New York, New Jersey, Colorado, Tennessee, and elsewhere. He is the author of Falling Up: The Days and Nights of Carlisle Floyd.

Reviews for Encore: Carlisle Floyd's Valedictory to American Opera

It is always a treat to get an insider perspective on the life of a great composer. . . . This book is written throughout in a very captivating and eminently readable fashion; we really get an idea of Carlisle Floyd, the man.-- ""Colleen Renihan, musicologist and author of The Operatic Archive: American Opera as History""