00 / 00 ©Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images Composer Oliver Knussen discusses his opera adaptation of "Where the Wild Things Are" BROADCAST: Dec. 13, 1988 | DURATION: 00:48:28 Synopsis Oliver Knussen discusses his adaptation of "Where the Wild Things Are", which was beginning production at the Chicago Opera Theater, Chicago. Details Broadcast Date Dec. 13, 1988 Physical Format 1 sound tape reel (ca. 55 min.) : 10 1/2 in. Duration 48 minutes, 28 seconds Digital Format WAV Ownership The Chicago History Museum Language English Topics Music - Classical Music & Opera Music - Classical Music & Opera Childhood & Youth Music People Music personnel Tags Knussen, Oliver--Interviews Knussen, Oliver. Where the wild things are. Sendak, Maurice. Where the wild things are. Opera--Scores. Operas--Juvenile--Scores. Fantasy Monsters--Fiction. Fantasy--Juvenile fiction. Monsters--Juvenile fiction. Composers WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Audiotapes. Oliver Knussen Maurice Sendak Opera Where the Wild Things Are Radio programs. Related Programs Jerry Hadley discusses his latest CD release- Golden Days - Tenor hits from the Golden Age of Operetta Oct. 21, 1994 Steve Goodman discusses his album "Words We Can Dance To" Apr. 30, 1976 Irwin Silber discusses music from the Civil War and his book “Songs of the Civil War” ; part 1 Jul. 1, 1960 Franz Schulze talks with Studs Terkel Part 2 Apr. 16, 1962 Interviewing Janos Starker Jan. 27, 1963 Presenting music from "Fancy Meeting You: The Lyrics of E.Y. "Yip" Harburg," with Phillip Officer and Tex Arnold May. 6, 1997
