Nabokov, Nicolai (Nicolas)
Nabokov, Nicolai (Nicolas) (b Lubcha, nr. Minsk, 1903; d NY, 1978). Russ.-born composer (Amer. cit. 1939). Lived in Paris and Ger. 1926–33. Ballet-oratorio Ode prod. by Diaghilev's ballet co., 1928. Settled in USA 1933, teaching at various colls. and univs. Worked for US Government in Berlin 1945–7; sec.-gen., Congress for Cultural Freedom 1951–66. Art. dir., Berlin Fest. of the Arts 1963–6. Comps. incl. operas (incl. Love's Labour's Lost (lib. by Auden and Kallman, 1970)); ballets; 3 Symphonies lyriques, orch.; pf. conc.; vc. conc.; and choral works.
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