Mad About Music
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Opera's Shining Soprano Renée Fleming
Soprano Renée Fleming gives host Gilbert Kaplan an insider’s view into the world of opera and talks about how singing jazz in a small club affected her opera performances.
Dec 30, 2012
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MoMA's Glenn Lowry: Merging Music and Art
Glenn Lowry is the director of New York’s Museum of Modern Art, which boasts a collection of more than 150,000 works. Its library and archives represent more than 70,000 artists. A pa... Dec 23, 2012
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Isaac Mizrahi Talks Fashion, Bach and Baseball
Award-winning fashion designer, TV talk show host and entrepreneur Isaac Mizrahi talks about the music he picks for his fashion shows, and his early piano studies.
Dec 16, 2012
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Will Shortz, Maestro of the Crossword Puzzle
Will Shortz, The New York Times crossword puzzle editor and puzzle master for NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday, reveals the unique role music plays in his puzzles.
Dec 9, 2012
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For Israel’s Ehud Barak, More Time For Music?
Israel’s Defense Minister and former Prime Minister Ehud Barak reveals, among other things, how playing Chopin calmed him before his first visit with Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat.
Dec 2, 2012
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Naxos Records Founder Klaus Heymann
Klaus Heymann is the founder and CEO of Naxos Records, which recently celebrated its 25th anniversary. He talks with host Gilbert Kaplan about the future of the recording business.
Nov 25, 2012
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Best-Selling Author Ken Follett's Musical Thrillers
Ken Follett is the author of more than a dozen best-selling novels, including "Eye of the Needle," "The Pillars of the Earth" and most recently, "Winter of the World." He is also a passionate music lover.
Nov 18, 2012
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The Salzburg Festival's Helga Rabl-Stadler
For the past 17 years, Helga Rabl-Stadler has been the president of the Salzburg Festival in Austria, one of the premiere opera and classical music festivals.
Nov 11, 2012
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For News Anchor Tom Brokaw, Music a Constant Companion
Throughout his distinguished career, music has always been Tom Brokaw's companion, as he reveals in this interview with host Gilbert Kaplan.
Nov 4, 2012