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Opera Shop host Darren Hellwege talks with Caitlyn Vincent, author of the new book "Opera Wars: Inside the World of Opera and the Battles For It's Future." Caitlyn's career as a singer, director and teacher gives her a special view of opera, and she also spoke with many in the world of opera. What's the state of opera? What problems are there and how are they best addressed? The book is an unflinching look at the art, but is also full of fun insider stories about the drama both on stage and behind the scenes. Official publisher page for "Opera Wars"
Music News From NPR
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Meyers, who died March 7, helped shape Tex-Mex music with the '60s band Sir Douglas Quintet and then with the Texas Tornados. His signature sound was on the vox organ. Originally broadcast in 1990.
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Militarie Gun packs explosive-yet-melodic rock anthems into our cramped space, complete with gang vocals and a '90s alt-rock interpolation. -
As the trailblazing Swedish star returns with her first album since 2018, she talks through going on IVF and solo parenting, expressing sexuality, and the negotiation of being a self-aware pop star. -
Flea's first musical love wasn't rock. It was jazz. The iconic bassist joins Christian McBride to talk about his debut solo album, Honora, and his return to the music that started it all. -
The roots music maverick did something rare in the streaming era: landed an album that's only available on CD, cassette and LP — without his name on the sleeve — in the top five of the albums chart. -
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The British folk-rock band shares world-weary anthems to growing older, weathering the innumerable blows of life and coming out on the other side, hopefully a little wiser. -
Pulido has been a mainstay of Tejano music —a genre blending traditional regional Mexican elements with country, pop and conjunto influences — for more than three decades. -
The groups, which include the American Institute of Architects, are asking for compliance with historic preservation laws and to secure approval from Congress.
Classical News From KMUC
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"Opera Shop" host Darren Hellwege talks with Matt Haney, who is directing two performances of Puccini's La Boheme with the Ozarks Lyric Opera in Springfield next weekend. https://ozarkslyricopera.com/la-boheme
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"Opera Shop" host Darren Hellwege visits with some of the talented young people bringing a production of Gian Carlo Menoti's "Amahl and the Night Visitors" to Columbia. The production will be Dec. 5th and 6th at First Baptist Church of Columbia. Our guests are Molly Symmonds (Ahmal) Kennedy Kinnick (mother) and Carter Thiemann, who is the pianist. -
Darren Hellwege, host of The Opera Shop, talks with Greg Campbell of the Lyric Opera of Kansas City about their run of "Madame Butterfly," this Friday through Sunday at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. Lyric Opera of Kansas City -
Darren Hellwege, host of The Opera Shop, talks with Anh Le of Opera Theatre of St. Louis about fall events with OTSL and how she discovered her love for opera through our public broadcasting colleagues. -
Darren Hellwege of The Opera Shop talks with Christina Casey Ray, who teaches vocal music at Mizzou and is co-founder of Landlocked Opera.
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