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Renee Fleming discusses her opera career
Feb. 12, 1996 Renee Fleming discusses her musical upbringing, her repertoire, her relationship to performance, and more.
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Presenting music and discussing Tito's interpretation of Verdi and his own music with Opera singer Tito Gobbi
Nov. 10, 1971 Studs Terkel interviews Tito Gobbi on his interpretation of Verdi. He also gets an interpretation of Gobbi's own music.
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Marilyn Horne and Henry Lewis discuss their careers and opera music ; part 2
Jun. 1, 1966 Marilyn Horne and Henry Lewis discuss their careers, roles, and opera. Includes Marilyn Horne singing a song from Ludwig von Beethoven's "Fidelio".
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Interviewing violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg
Dec. 5, 1990 Virtuoso violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg discusses her training, performance style and reactions to it, attracting a younger classical audience, and comments on several of her recordings.
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Edith Mason discusses her childhood and career in the opera ; part 1
1966 Madam Mason discusses her childhood as it pertains to her career. She shares her training and study in Paris. Mason recalls the many composers and conductors she has worked with and the various opera companies she worked for. The musical numbers are removed from this edited version of the original recording.
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Edith Mason discusses her childhood and career in the opera
1966 Studs replays his interview with Edith Mason 21 years ago. Madam Mason discusses her childhood as it pertains to her career. She shares her training and study in Paris. Mason recalls the many composers and conductors she has worked with and the various opera companies she worked for. The musical numbers are removed from this edited version of the original recording.
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Edith Mason discusses her career in opera ; part 2
1966 They talk about other performers Madam Mason worked with. Edith shares her view on the difference between opera in her day and the current opera. Parts of this version appears to be a duplicate of another, but there are a few parts that are not duplicates. The musical pieces are removed from this edited version of the original recording.
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Discussing Maria Callas with Arianna Stassinopoulos (Huffington)
Mar. 5, 1981 The Greek-American author talks about her biography, Maria Callas: The Woman Behind the Legend.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations
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Danny Newman discusses his career as a theatrical press agent for opera theaters and his book, "Subscribe Now"
Apr. 2, 1982 Studs interview with Danny Newman, Public Relations Council for the Lyric Opera Company. Newman shares his theatrical opera introductions and discusses a variety of performers and operas for the Lyric Opera Company season.
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Claudia Cassidy discusses her career as a critic ; part 2
Nov. 30, 1966 Claudia Cassidy discusses being a critic of theater and opera etc. Includes about 1.5 minutes of another interview.