Mexican composer Daniel Catán died suddenly in his sleep this past Saturday. He was young, 62, and no one I talked to could account for his death, no one even knew if he was sick.

If he was best known for his opera for Los Angeles Opera based on the Italian film Il Postino, Seattle Opera audiences no doubt remember him as the composer of Florencia en el Amazonas which had its Seattle debut in 1997. Continue reading Florencia Composer Daniel Catán Dies, Suddenly, at 62