Eugene Bonner

Eugene Bonner, sometimes given as Eugene MacDonald Bonner (June 24, 1889 – December 8, 1983) was an American composer and music critic. As a composer he was particularly known for his operas. In 1931 his opera The Venetian Glass Nephew was staged at the Vanderbilt Theatre on Broadway. He wrote as a music critic for a variety of publications in Europe and the United States, including The Outlook, the Daily Mirror, the Brooklyn Eagle, Cue, and the New York Herald Tribune. He also served as managing editor of the journal The Musical Record.

In 1907 Bonner began music studies at the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore; earning an organ scholarship at that institution the following year.

Composing career While studying in England, Bonner published his first music composition with the London publishing house, Weeks & Co.

Career as a music critic

Later life In 1955 Bonner moved to Taormina, Sicily. He lived there until his death in Taormina on December 8, 1983.

Partial list of works Operas Barbara Frietchie (1921) Celui qui Épousa une Femme Muette (1923) The Venetian Glass Nephew (1927) The Gods of the Mountain (1936) Frankie and Johnnie (1945)

Other stage works The Young Alexander (1929).

Orchestral works White Nights (1925) Taormina, little suite (1939) Concertino for Piano and String Orchestra (1945)

Chamber music Piano Quintet (1925) Suite Sicilienne for Violin and Piano (1926)

Vocal music Whispers of Heavenly Death, 3 songs for Voice and Orchestra (1922) Flutes for Voice and 4 Instruments (1923)