In this 2002 interview, The Vocal Scene host George Jellinek sits down with star mezzo-soprano (and sometimes soprano) Grace Bumbry. Via WQXR, read more
Author Archives: Caroline M Cooper
From the Vaults: Leontyne Price
February 8, 2011—John Pfeiffer interviews Leontyne Price, capturing one of the great sopranos at her best: introspective, forthcoming and very much at home with an old friend. Via WQXR, read more
New York Pops to American Airlines: Prepare for Takeoff
February 7, 2011— Travel got a little more musical today, as the New York Pops and American Airlines jointly announced a new agreement. Via WQXR, read more
Veteran Conductor Riccardo Muti to Undergo Surgery After Fall
February 7, 2011— Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director Riccardo Muti sustained “multiple facial and jaw fractures” last week in a fall from the podium. Via WQXR, read more
Chinese Food Writers Celebrate the New Year
February 6, 2011— “The men of the household were cooking over a wood-fired range, as about two dozen people milled around, eating and drinking and warming themselves at the open hearth in the kitchen.” Via WNYC, read more
Stevie Wonder Enters the Apollo Hall of Fame
February 3, 2011—”Stevie has over half a century of music production that’s really been, in some respects, a major part of the African-American soundtrack for the 20th century,” said Howard Dodson, director of the New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Via WNYC, read more
Cairo Opera House Shuts Its Doors after Unrest
The lights have gone down at the Cairo Opera House, one of the African continent’s most celebrated venues for classical and contemporary music, as unrest in Egypt continues. Via WQXR, read more
A Powerhouse Pianist Shakes Up the State Dinner
January 25, 2011—Diplomats and luminaries from around the world were treated to a performance by Lang Lang—and a front row seat to a White House classical music controversy. Via WQXR, read more
Nixon in China: An Insider’s Perspective
January 24, 2011— “Nixon asked Kissinger to go with him and Kissinger, in turn and to my eternal gratitude, asked me to accompany him.” Lord had a front-row seat to the opening of U.S.-China relations, the subject of John Adams’ opera Nixon in China. Via WQXR, read more
Acoustics a Driving Force in New Gehry-Designed Hall
January 19, 2011— On January 25, Miami’s New World Symphony will unveil its just-completed concert hall, the work of famed architect Frank Gehry. But the facility’s acoustic design, as much as its physical one, will be the focus of concertgoers. Via WQXR, read more
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