Marc Blitzstein (1905-1964) virtually created opera in the American vernacular. A respected colleague of Aaron Copland and mentor of Leonard Bernstein, he was most famous for his adaptation of the Brecht-Weill THREEPENNY OPERA. But his own works have their ardent admirers, who will be celebrating his centennial March 2, 2005. His labor operas THE CRADLE WILL ROCK, I'VE GOT THE TUNE and NO FOR AN ANSWER; his satires TRIPLE SEC, THE HARPIES, "Modest Maid" and "Zipperfly"; his opera REGINA after Lillian Hellman's THE LITTLE FOXES and musical JUNO after Sean O'Casey's JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK; and the unfinished works completed by Leonard Lehrman: TALES OF MALAMUD ("Marc's best work," according to Ned Rorem) and his magnum opus, commissioned originally for the Met, SACCO AND VANZETTI - all have received critical raves and award-winning productions. Go to the website listed on this page for a complete list of Blitzstein's works and an update on centennial celebrations.