Johanna Fiedler
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Johanna Fiedler was an American writer on music and publicist. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Fiedler was the daughter of Boston Pops conductor Arthur Fiedler
. In 1994 she published a memoir of her father, Arthur Fiedler: Papa, the Pops and Me. She was educated at Sarah Lawrence College
(graduated 1967). She began her career working for the National Symphony Orchestra
as their public relations director. She left that post to become editor of concert programs for the New York Philharmonic
. She then became chief press liaison for the Metropolitan Opera
, a position she held from 1975 to 1989. She later published a book about the Met, Molto Agitato: The Mayhem Behind the Music, in 2001. She died in Manhattan in 2011 at the age of 65.
Arthur Fiedler
Arthur Fiedler was a long-time conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra, a symphony orchestra that specializes in popular and light classical music. With a combination of musicianship and showmanship, he made the Boston Pops one of the best-known orchestras in the country...
. In 1994 she published a memoir of her father, Arthur Fiedler: Papa, the Pops and Me. She was educated at Sarah Lawrence College
Sarah Lawrence College
Sarah Lawrence College is a private liberal arts college in the United States, and a leader in progressive education since its founding in 1926. Located just 30 minutes north of Midtown Manhattan in southern Westchester County, New York, in the city of Yonkers, this coeducational college offers...
(graduated 1967). She began her career working for the National Symphony Orchestra
National Symphony Orchestra
The National Symphony Orchestra , founded in 1931, is an American symphony orchestra that performs at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.-History:...
as their public relations director. She left that post to become editor of concert programs for the New York Philharmonic
New York Philharmonic
The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"...
. She then became chief press liaison for the Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera is an opera company, located in New York City. Originally founded in 1880, the company gave its first performance on October 22, 1883. The company is operated by the non-profit Metropolitan Opera Association, with Peter Gelb as general manager...
, a position she held from 1975 to 1989. She later published a book about the Met, Molto Agitato: The Mayhem Behind the Music, in 2001. She died in Manhattan in 2011 at the age of 65.