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Louis Untermeyer reads from and discusses "The Library of Great American Writing" ; part 2
1960 Interviewing Louis Untermeyer [1 of 3 parts].
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Interviewing Italian radio broadcaster Lisa Sergio
Feb. 20, 1984 Lisa Sergio was known as the "Golden Voice of Rome" for her radio broadcasts in French, English, and Italian in Italy from 1932-1937. Sergio also worked as a translator of Benito Mussolini's speeches.
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Enrique Arias discusses music from Colonial Latin America
Jun. 21, 1993 Enrique Arias and Studs Terkel explore music from Colonial Latin American and discuss an upcoming concert featuring music from the opera “La Purpura de la Rosa.”
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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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Jill Breckenridge discusses her book of poetry titled “How To Be Lucky”
Feb. 4, 1991 Jill explains how growing up in an alcoholic and abusive household influenced her early works, specifically the book of poetry “How To Be Lucky.”
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Norbert Blei reads from and discusses his book "Chi-Town"
Oct. 19, 1990 When talking about his book, "Chi-Town," Norbert Blei said all the communities in Chicago offer everyone the groups' separate ethnic cultures. Blei also talks about riding the Douglass Park El and the old man sitting on a bench, who he encounters at Grant Park. Lastly, Blei talks about writers who have influenced him.
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Cathy Berberian discusses her singing style
1967 Cathy Berberian reflects on the evolution of her avant-garde singing style and her work with various contemporary music composers. Includes an interview with John Cage. Content Warning: This conversation has the presence of outdated, biased, offensive language. Rather than remove this content, we present it in the context of twentieth-century social history to acknowledge and learn from its impact and to inspire awareness and discussion.
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Ramsey Lewis discusses his career
Dec. 22, 1980 Starting at a young age, Ramsey Lewis really loved music and as he got older, he'd practice five or six hours a day. Lewis says he knew nothing about jazz until he met Wallace Burton at the age of 15. Burton hired Lewis on the spot to play in his band. Church music, Spanish music, Duke Ellington and the Beatles, says Lewis, were all great influences to him.