Opera.
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Hannah – A Jewish Feminist Opera
An interview with Dr. Leonard Lehrman, composer of the Jewish feminist opera Hannah, and Charles Osborne and Ron Edwards, two singers who were part of its production in Mannheim, West Germany. The opera focuses on the story of Hannah, sister of Judah Maccabee, and her struggle against tyranny and for religious freedom. Excerpts from the…
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Quarry / by Meredith Monk ; interview by Charles Ruas.
Charles Ruas interviews Meredith Monk about the adaptation of her opera Quarry for radio. Meredith Monk is an American composer, singer, director and choreographer who is a pioneer in what is now called interdisciplinary performance. The theater piece Quarry was first performed at the off-Broadway theater, La MaMa, in New York. The story is about…
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Six weeks at the opera / produced by Ben Teague.
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Quarry / by Meredith Monk ; interview by Charles Ruas.
Composer and choreographer Meredith Monk is interviewed by WBAI’s Charles Ruas. Monk discusses the evolution of her music from the 1960s through the 1970s. Following the interview is a performance of Monk’s Quarry, an opera for radio for WBAI’s Audio-Experimental Theatre program. Reel 1 of this program features the interview, Reel 2 contains the performance.…
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Six weeks at the opera / produced by Phil Cosgrove and Ben Teague.
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Ezra Pound’s opera : Le Testament de Villon/ hosted by Charles Amirkhanian.