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Metropolitan Opera General Manager Peter Gelb monitors the 'Live in HD' transmission

A Conversation with the Met’s Peter Gelb

October 1, 2015

He took the reins of the company in 2006; “The Met: Live in HD” followed almost immediately. But ten seasons into this HD venture, Peter Gelb stops short of saying his signature initiative has changed the business. … More A Conversation with the Met’s Peter Gelb

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Eric Liu of the Aspen Institute

Are You Culturally Literate?

September 17, 2015

If you were to ask ten people on the street to list ten things every American should know (books, songs, people, historical facts, etc.), how varied do you think their answers would be? … More Are You Culturally Literate?

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Patti Adams and Jim Atwood at the New Orleans Orpheum Theater

Ten Years After Katrina, Louisiana Philharmonic Goes Home

September 14, 2015

The musicians of the Louisiana Philharmonic have taken their lumps. They were pink-slipped in the 90s. They reorganized, learned how to run an orchestra and saved their jobs. Then, ten years ago, a hurricane ruined their concert hall. … More Ten Years After Katrina, Louisiana Philharmonic Goes Home

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‘We Shall Overcome’: From Work Song to Civil Rights Anthem

September 14, 2015

Folk singer Frank Hamilton remembers Rosa Parks, the early days of the Civil Rights Movement, and the song he taught to Pete Seeger and to protesters at the Greensboro sit-ins. … More ‘We Shall Overcome’: From Work Song to Civil Rights Anthem

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David Thorpe, director of "Do I Sound Gay?"

‘Do I Sound Gay?’ Exclusive

August 11, 2015

Most everyone knows how it sounds, yet few speak of how it feels. For many homosexual men, sounding gay is a source of anxiety and a cause for ridicule (or worse). Freelance journalist David Thorpe decided to “fix” his voice. And he put the whole ordeal on film. … More ‘Do I Sound Gay?’ Exclusive

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American composer Christopher Theofanidis

Video: A Conversation with Christopher Theofanidis

August 8, 2014

The glass ceiling between living composers and those of a hundred years ago seems to be splintering. One of the principal agents is Dallas-native Christopher Theofanidis. He is one of the most sought-after composers today, with performances by over seventy orchestras … More Video: A Conversation with Christopher Theofanidis

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Conductor Riccardo Muti

Is It Scary to Sing for Muti?

September 27, 2013

To perform Giuseppe Verdi’s Macbeth, nearly three hundred people will come together under Riccardo Muti’s baton—a chorus, an orchestra, soloists—each having taken his or her own journey through steadfast determination … More Is It Scary to Sing for Muti?

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  • ‘We Shall Overcome’: From Work Song to Civil Rights Anthem
  • ‘Do I Sound Gay?’ Exclusive
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