Obituary
Greek Music Great Mikis Theodorakis Dies at 96
The beloved composer’s rousing music and life of political defiance won acclaim abroad and inspired millions at home.
Mikis Theodorakis
Photographer: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images
Athens, Greece (AP) -- Mikis Theodorakis, the beloved Greek composer whose rousing music and life of political defiance won acclaim abroad and inspired millions at home, died Thursday. He was 96.
His death at his home in central Athens was announced on state television and followed multiple hospitalizations in recent years, mostly for heart treatment.