What is Daniel Catán?
[[File:Daniel Catan Profile Picture.png|thumb|Daniel Catán]] '''Daniel Catán Porteny''' (3 April [[1949]] in [[Mexico City]] - 9 April [[2011]] in [[Austin, Texas]]) was a [[Mexican]] [[opera]] [[composer]] of [[Jewish]] descent.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/apr/17/daniel-catan-obituary The Guardian]</ref> He is best known for turning the Italian movie, ''Il Postino'', into an opera. He was working at the [[University of Texas]] at [[Austin]] on a new opera based on the [[Frank Capra]] movie, ''Meet John Doe''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.boston.com/2011-04-11/news/29407018_1_new-opera-daniel-catan-los-angeles-opera |title=Mexican opera composer Catan dies in Texas - Boston.com |work=articles.boston.com |year=11 April 2011 |access-date=13 April 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.danielcatan.com Official Website of Daniel Catán] *[http://www.facebook.com/DanielCatanComposer Official Facebook Page of Daniel Catán] *[http://www.musicsalesclassical.com G. Schirmer Inc.] Daniel Catán's Music Publisher {{DEFAULTSORT:Catan, Daniel}} [[Category:1949 births]] [[Category:2011 deaths]] [[Category:20th-century composers]] [[Category:21st-century composers]] [[Category:Jewish musicians]] [[Category:Mexican entertainers]] [[Category:Mexican Jews]] [[Category:Musicians from Mexico City]]