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William Bender
A respected American music critic, William Bender brought an expert ear and a storyteller’s touch to opera, recordings, and the lives of great performers. He is best known for his work at Time and for co-authoring The Tenors.
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The incredible aliens
by William Bender
About the author
William Bender (1930–2014) was an American music critic whose reviews appeared in the American Record Guide, the New York Herald Tribune, and the World Journal Tribune. He served as chief music critic for Time magazine from 1968 to 1978.
He also wrote the Emmy Award-winning documentary about conductor Leopold Stokowski, which aired on National Educational Television and the BBC. In 1974, he co-authored The Tenors, a book profiling the life and career of opera singer Richard Tucker. Bender earned a Master of Music from Columbia University and taught at Columbia, Syracuse University, and Bradley University.