Mikis Theodorakis, the Greek composer of acclaimed scores for such films as Zorba the Greek, Z and Serpico, died today at his home in Athens of cardiac arrest.
He was 96.His death was announced on his website. A longtime and outspoken advocate for leftist causes whose opposition to the 1967–1974 Greek junta landed him in prison and then exile in Paris during the late 1960s and early ’70s, Theodorakis saw his considerable body of musical work both banned and celebrated in his home country.In the wake of his death today, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis declared three days of national mourning.
Theodorakis’ body will lie in state, according to a statement read on Greek state television today.Though his musical compositions spanned the
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