Podcasts about John Mauceri

Imagine if we could hear, decades after a composer has passed, a note-for-note set of instructions of what how they intended their music to be heard? It's rarer than you might think. Recently, All Classical Radio's program director John Pitman had a conversation with the grandson of the Austrian born composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold – Leslie or “Les” Korngold – and John Mauceri, a conductor who has devoted his career to elevating the importance of music by Korngold. Keep reading on the All Classical Arts Blog: https://www.allclassical.org/pitman-reviews-les-korngold/

On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,' with host Julie Amacher, the Janoska ensemble gives Antonio Vivaldi's ‘The Four Seasons' a makeover in its signature style. Listen now!

Supertrain Records has released Erich Wolfgang Korngold's Symphony in F# in an archival piano recording by the composer himself and in a 1997 live concert performance by the Italian Swiss Radio Orchestra and Conductor John Mauceri. Maestro Mauceri and Leslie Korngold, the composer's grandson, join Mary Claire Murphy for the backstory in this Classical Conversation.

El maridaje literario-musical que nos ha preparado esta tarde consiste en:-'Cómo escuchar la música' de Aaron Copland y la Sinifonía nº 40 de Mozart.-'El ruido eterno' de Alex Ross y la Sinfonía nº 1 de Mahler.-'El ruido del tiempo' de Julian Barnes y 'Tahiti trot' de Shostakovich.-'La guerra y la música' de John Mauceri y 'El halcón del mar' de Korngold.

This week, Jeffrey Toobin explains how Stormy Daniels may just be the unlikely savior of American democracy. Then Alexandra Marshall joins us from Paris. Yes, the rest of the world is dreaming of seeing the Olympics sparkle in the City of Light when the Games open on July 26, but as Marshall reports, the construction and chaos have left the city and its residents on the verge of a nervous breakdown. And finally, John Mauceri shares the story of how an all-Black production of Hello, Dolly! in 1967 starring Pearl Bailey electrified audiences and ushered in a new era on Broadway.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

durée : 01:26:55 - En pistes ! du mardi 30 janvier 2024 - par : Emilie Munera, Rodolphe Bruneau Boulmier - Au programme de ce mardi matin : les Sonates pour violon de Beethoven, des pièces pour piano de Chopin, les Sonates pour violon de Geminiani, les œuvres de la compositrice française Mel Bonis, la musique de Duke Ellington incarnée par l'Hollywood Bowl orchestra dirigé par John Mauceri. En Pistes !

durée : 00:14:14 - Le Disque classique du jour du lundi 29 janvier 2024 - Le Hollywood Bowl Orchestra a insufflé une nouvelle vie au répertoire pop orchestral lorsqu'il a été relancé sous la direction de John Mauceri dans les années 1990. Au centre de cette collection se trouvent tous les albums originaux du HBO, publiés par Philips de 1991 à 1996

Greetings! Well...in October I was back in Connecticut for my 50th high school reunion and on the way back I had to make my quarterly pilgrimage to the Princeton Record Exchange and load up, thus the title of today's program, an inquiry from my wife.  I was thrilled to find a bunch of CDs released on Foster Reed's wonderful New Albion label.  I've never been a completist about any label or artist, but I've been making a concerted effort to obtain the New Albion catalog due to their consistent high quality in terms of performances, composers and recording quality. While no longer producing new releases, they are available for digital download. Do check their catalog out. http://www.newalbion.com  Enjoy! Joel e-mail: pushingtheenvelopewhus@gmail.com Twitter-like x-thing: https://twitter.com/envpusher1    11-25-23 PTE Playlist:  "Where the heck are you going to put all those CDs?"   "Bells & Whistles" from Saranada Schizophrana - conducter: John Mauceri /composer: Danny Elfman - Seranada Schizophrana - Sony Classical (2006) https://www.dannyelfman.com/classical/seranada-schizophrana    One Last Bar, Then Joe Can Sing (1994) - percussion ensemble: Nexus / composer: Gavin Bryars - farewell to philosophy - Point Music (1996) https://gavinbryars.com/    Ari Sleepy Too / Iceberg I - ensemble: Ice Nine / composer: John Cale - Dance Music (composed for "Nico, The Ballet") - Erato/Detour (1998) https://john-cale.com/    Nagoya Guitars - guitar/arrangement: David Tannenbaum / composer: Steve Reich - David Tannenbaum - New Albion (1997)  http://www.newalbion.com/blog/-david-tanenbaum-na095cd    Sleeping Powder/Snapshots of A Ghost - David Toop - Spirit World - Virgin Records (1997) https://davidtoopblog.com/    Not So Heavy Metal - guitar: Steve Mackey / composer: Paul Lansky - smalltalk - New Albion (1994) http://www.newalbion.com/blog/-paul-lansky-smalltalk    Psycho / One Man's Meat - Gary Lucas - Gods & Monsters, vocal: David Johansen - Coming Clean - Mighty Quinn (2006) www.garylucas.com    Limbo - Marco Oppedisano - electroacoustic compositions for electric guitar - OKS recordings of north america (2007) https://marcooppedisano.bandcamp.com/album/electroacoustic-compositions-for-electric-guitar    All Together Now - NOW Ensemble / composer: Patrick Burke - NOW - New Amsterdam Records (2007) https://www.newamrecords.com/albums/now    Finding Gabriel - Brad Melhau - Finding Gabriel - Nonesuch Records (2019) https://www.bradmehldaumusic.com/finding-gabriel    Shaman's Column - David Hykes & Djamchid Chemirani - Windhorse Riders - New Albion (1989) http://www.newalbion.com/blog/-david-hykes-windhorse-riders 

This week, Jensen Davis takes us inside her shocking story about an evangelical-based parenting program that has been operating for 40 years and teaches parents that babies are morally corrupt and must be broken of their waywardness. Then, speaking of incredible stories, acclaimed screenwriter Scott Z. Burns tells us just what A.I. gets wrong about creativity. And finally, John Mauceri has the tale of the unforgettable night Jacqueline Kennedy went to the opera and watched the inamorata of her future husband give an electrifying performance.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker, which has its origins in a novella by E. T. A. Hoffmann, contains some of the best-loved music ever written. But its composer wasn't very happy with it, perhaps because the plot he was given to work with allowed him to present only a series of dances, losing the moral basis of Hoffman's surprisingly modern tale, with its messages of inclusivity and what is now called ‘women's agency' – here it is the little girl who saves the prince. Hoffmann's aspirational story continues well after the ballet ends, with the little girl, now grown up, marrying the prince, who is now king. John Mauceri has brought the ballet back to its inspiration, calling on music from elsewhere in Tchaikovsky's orchestral output to fashion this ‘retelling', marrying Hoffmann's text and Tchaikovsky's music for the first time.  TracksThe Nutcracker and the Mouse KingOverture (2:11)Part One: Nuremberg, 1416 (19:04) Once a Long Time Ago (2:57) The Mousetrap! (1:59) Princess Pirlipat (1:59) The Curse (3:54) Searching for a Cure (4:18) The Krakatuk Nut (2:19) The Curse is Lifted (0:27) The Mouse Queen's Death (1:11) TransitionThe Drosselmeyers (2:36)Part Two: Nuremberg, 1816 (42:08) Christmas Eve (2:11) Godfather Drosselmeyer (1:20) The Miniature Marzipan Castle (1:18) The Nutcracker (3:04) Stranger Things (2:30) The Great Battle (1:16) After the Dream (2:04) Drosselmeyer's Story (2:50) Marie's Devotion (1:30) The Mouse King Returns (2:25) Fritz's Sabre (3:24) The Great Voyage Begins (2:30) Candy Meadow (1:54) The Mechanical Ballet Troupe (1:47) Sailing on Rose Petals (5:08) The Capital City (2:24) The Marzipan Castle (3:07) Empty Twaddle! (1:26) Part Three: Nuremberg, 1834-Today (9:11) As Time Goes By (1:43) Nathaniel Drosselmeyer (1:37) The King's Proposal (3:05) Epilogue (2:46) First RecordingHelp support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.comThis album is broadcast with the permission of Sean Dacy from Rosebrook Media.

World-renowned conductor and author JOHN MAUCERI returns on The Legacy of John Williams podcast for an in-depth discussion about his latest book "The War On Music: Reclaiming the 20th Century" (Yale University Press), a riveting analysis of how music written by classical composers in the 20th century fell victim on the battlegrounds between nations during the three major global wars (World War I, World War II and the Cold War), with so much orchestral and operatic repertoire being erased (or "cancelled") and not being performed as a consequence of ideologies and policy making.  The conversation spotlights how Hollywood became a refuge for musicians escaping the totalitarian regimes in Europe during the 1930s and how much this still reverberates in the music of composers working in Hollywood today, including John Williams.  GRAMMY-nominated composer AUSTIN WINTORY joins the discussion, bringing his own views and sensibilities as a contemporary composer of media music navigating the current landscape. Don't miss this fascinating talk with two very fine musical personalities exchanging passionate views and opinions about how the history of 20th century still lingers today with many consequences and how film and media music must play a pivotal role in creating a new pact with the audience of today. Hosted and Produced by Maurizio Caschetto for The Legacy of John Williams ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LISTEN to our 2019 podcast with John Mauceri: https://thelegacyofjohnwilliams.com/2019/09/09/john-mauceri-podcast/ John Mauceri Offical Website http://www.johnmauceri.com/ Buy "The War On Music": https://a.co/d/djMXeki Austin Wintory Official Website https://www.austinwintory.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Synopsis Today's date marks the 1953 New York premiere of a musical movie that flopped when it debuted but has since become a cult classic – and for two very good reasons.First, the movie's script – written by Dr. Seuss – was about a little boy named Bart who didn't enjoy practicing the piano and who was worried that his widowed mom might marry his dreaded piano teacher. The film, entitled “The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T,” is cast as Bart's dream – or nightmare – with surreal scenarios as only Dr. Seuss could imagine them. Second, the film boasted a score by Frederick Hollander, a composer of droll Berlin cabaret songs who found a welcome home in Hollywood. For “The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T,” Hollander crafted witty songs and an extravagant instrumental sequence for a whacky Seussian ballet.Despite all that, The New York Times reviewer was bored: “a ponderously literate affair,” he wrote. The film did have its fans, however, and one was a little boy who DID like to practice the piano – singer and pianist Michael J. Feinstein, who lovingly gathered together all of Hollander's used and unused music for the movie for a limited edition CD-set released in 2010. Music Played in Today's Program Friedrich Hollaender (1896-1976) br>5000 Fingers of Dr. T filmscore studio orchestra On This Day Births 1717 - Baptismal date of Bohemian violinist and composer Johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz, in Nemecký Brod (Deutsch-Brod, now Havlíckuv Brod); 1842 - Austrian operetta composer Carl Zeller, in St. Peter in der Au; 1854 - Italian opera composer Alfredo Catalani, in Lucca; Deaths 1915 - Russian composer Sergei Taneyev, age 58, in Dyud'kovo, near Zvenigorod (Julian date: June 6); Premieres 1899 - Elgar: "Enigma Variations," in London, Queen's Hall, Hallé Orchestra conducted by Hans Richter; 1915 - Saint-Saëns: choral work, "Hail California," in San Francisco, composer conducting; 1926 - Antheil: "Ballet Mécanique," in Paris; 1984 - Bernstein: opera "A Quiet Place" (revised version), by La Scala Opera, John Mauceri conducting; The first version of this opera premiered at Houston Grand Opera on June 17, 1983, conducted by John DeMain. Others 1869 - final concert of a five-day "Great National Peace Jubilee" involving an orchestra of 1000 and a chorus of 10,000 organized by bandmaster Patrick Gilmore performing in a specially-constructed hall in Boston's Back Bay; Links and Resources On Friedrich Hollaender Original 1953 movie trailer for "Dr. T" More on the film

If you haven't seen Tár yet. Pause the podcast and go watch it!Tár is the story of Lydia Tár, Music Director of the Berlin Phil, whose life starts to spiral out of control after a series of controversial revelations.In this PT Chat episode, Jeremy and Luke discuss the movie, their favorite parts, and the negative messages it sends.Part of what makes this movie so great is the depth of research and authenticity in the classical world. The conductor John Mauceri was consulted when developing the script, and the film features lots of real playing by the Dresden Phil.Support the show

The holidays are a great time to catch up on all our favorite movies, and many of these films wouldn't enjoy the popularity they do without their amazing soundtracks! Today on One Symphony, we want to share with you some of our Holiday Film Score favorites! Join conductor Devin Patrick Hughes as he explores some classical films scores including Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas from Meet Me in St. Louis, Gremlins by Jerry Goldsmith, Home Alone by John Williams, and Danny Elfman's Nightmare Before Christmas. Along the way we explore how these mammoth scores were influences by composers and works like Aaron Copland, Hector Berlioz, Tchaikovsky, Kurt Weill, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Franz Schubert, and many more!  Thank you to all the amazing performers and record labels who made this episode possible including Danny Elfman, Disney, Judy Garland, UMG Recordings, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Geffen Records, the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Silva Screen Records, Warner Brothers, Orchestra of the Marinsky Theatre and Valery Gergiev, Universal Music, Atlanta Symphony and Louis Lane, Alessio Randon and Naxos, the Boston Symphony and Charles Munch, Valentina Lisitsa, Michael Francis and the London Symphony, Ute Lemper, Jeff Cohen and the RIAS Sinfonietta Berlin, with John Mauceri on Decca, Everest Records, Katherine O'Hara, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Daniel Barenboim, and Mel Torme. You can always find more info at OneSymphony.org including a virtual tip jar if you'd like to lend your support to the podcast. Please feel free to rate, review, or share the show! Until next time, thank you for being part of the music!

Synopsis The haunting melody “September Song” by Kurt Weill was first heard by the public on today's date in the year 1938, during a trial run in Hartford, Connecticut, of a new musical titled “Knickerbocker Holiday.” Kurt Weill was 38 at the time and had been in America just three years. In Europe, he had been a successful composer of both concert and stage works, most notably the enormously popular “Three-Penny Opera” from 1928, a collaboration with the Marxist poet and playwright Bertolt Brecht. He had left his native Germany after being warned that he was under danger of imminent arrest by the Gestapo. In America, Weill set out to establish himself on Broadway, but to remain faithful to the philosophical thrust of his European work. The text for his “Knickerbocker Holiday,” for example, was by Maxwell Anderson, inspired by Washington Irving's fanciful “Father Knickerbocker's History of New York.” But in the Anderson-Weill treatment, the historical Dutch Governor Peter Stuyvesant comes off as a proto-Fascist dictator, a comic but pointed reference in the year 1938, when both Hitler and Mussolini were at the height of their power. Until his untimely death in 1950, for his Broadway musicals Weill continued to set serious subjects – ranging from psychoanalysis to South African apartheid – in a distinctive yet accessible style. Music Played in Today's Program Kurt Weill (1900-1950): September Song (arr. Morton Gould) –Hollywood Bowl Orchestra; John Mauceri, cond. (Philips 446 404)

Synopsis Today's date marks two events in American musical history – one sad, one happy. It was on today's date in 1937 that George Gershwin died at 10:35 in the morning in a Hollywood hospital after an operation for a brain tumor. He was only 38 years old. Gershwin was the idol of Broadway and Tin Pan Alley, and also admired by the “serious” composers of his day, such as Maurice Ravel and Ralph Vaughan Williams. Even Arnold Schoenberg, the fearsome leader of the 12-tone school – and Gershwin's regular tennis partner in Los Angeles – said, in tribute, “there is no doubt that he was a great composer.” A Gershwin memorial concert was held in the Hollywood Bowl later that year, featuring notables from both classical and popular music, including Otto Klemperer, Fred Astaire, and Lily Pons. The happier anniversary we note is the founding of the Hollywood Bowl itself, on today's date in 1922. This open-air auditorium was constructed in a natural canyon in the Los Angeles area, and hosted its first public concert with the fearsomely-bearded German conductor Alfred Hertz on the podium. An audience of 5,000 cheered music by Wagner, Tchaikovsky, Grieg, and Rossini. Works by those composers still show up on Hollywood Bowl programs today, often alongside selections from now-classic Hollywood film scores, often conducted by their composers – bearded or otherwise. Music Played in Today's Program George Gershwin (1898-1937) – An American in Paris (Hollywood Bowl Orchestra; John Mauceri, cond.) Philips 438 663 Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) – 1812 Overture (Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert von Karajan, cond.) EMI Classics 65690

Tom Service talks to drummer, conductor and composer Tyshawn Sorey. A musician very much in demand across both classical and jazz circles, Tyshawn discusses his continuing mission to break down boundaries in music and his recent piece ‘Monochromatic Light', written for the 50th anniversary of Rothko Chapel in Houston, Texas, for which he took inspiration not just from the artwork of Mark Rothko, but the piece Morton Feldman wrote for the opening of the space in 1971. Tom also speaks to conductor and writer John Mauceri about his new book, The War on Music: Reclaiming the Twentieth Century, in which he argues the extent to which 20th-century music was shaped by World War I, World War II and the Cold War. John tells Tom why he believes a century of cultural politics has resulted in certain composers not being sufficiently appreciated, and thus not played enough in concert halls today. We also hear from the composer Lavender Rodriguez who tells us how they're inspiring young people across the north west of England to become the next generation of music creators through Manchester Camerata's Hidden Histories project; and we turn to TikTok, speaking to some of the finest young musicians and classical institutions about how they are using the hugely popular social media app to take classical music to new audiences. Tom talks to violinist Esther Abrami, composer and conductor Alma Deutscher and London Philharmonic Orchestra's Kath Trout.

On this month's Interplay, Conversations In Music, I met with conductor and author John Mauceri about his important and crucial new book, THE WAR ON MUSIC: Reclaiming the Twentieth Century. This social history by a brilliant and consequential conductor is a must read and parallels Maestro Mauceri's work these past 30 years. A must watch and a must read as the issues presented are significant for all of us. www.michaelshapiro.com

Conductor John Mauceri discusses his new book "The War on Music: Reclaiming the 20th Century."

A new book looks at the history of classical music in the 20th century and the influence that World War I, World War II and the Cold War had on shaping the future of classical music. For this edition of In The Author's Voice, renowned conductor and musical scholar John Mauceri talks about his book – "The War on Music: Reclaiming the Twentieth Century," and his plea for reconsideration and reconciliation.

Frankie's guests are workplace innovator Georgle Nagle to discuss shorter work-weeks, Emmy/Tony/Grammy award winning composer/conductor John Mauceri, and animal rescuer Courtney Chandel with stories of rescuing pets from war torn UkraineGeorge Nagle MS, MBA, Business Innovation & Workplace Consultant and author of the new book, Miserable At Work? Why? You Don't Have To Be, and Founder of Ideation Emporium of Creativity. George is a certified instructor in the FORTH method of innovation and holds numerous Innovation Certifications from Penn State, Baldwin and Denver Universities. https://www.ideationemporium.com/John Mauceri has had a distinguished and extraordinary career that has brought him not only to the world's greatest opera companies and symphony orchestras, but also to the musical stages of Broadway and Hollywood, as well as the most prestigious halls of academia. As an accomplished recording artist, John Mauceri has over 70 albums to his name, and is the recipient of Grammy, Tony, Olivier, Drama Desk, Edison, Cannes Classique, Billboard, two Diapasons d'Or, three Emmys, and four Deutsche Schallplatten Awards. https://johnmauceri.com/Courtney Chandel has been rescuing animals since she was a little girl, and nothing has changed during the past several decades. She continues to save and rescue animals even if it means traveling to different countries. During the past 16 years, Courtney deployed to Louisiana to help in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and to Chile and Japan, when natural and man-made disasters displaced thousands of animals. Courtney recently traveled to Lvov, Ukraine to volunteer at the Domivka Shelter where staff and volunteers are loading up vans to deliver supplies to Kyiv, inside the warzone. IG: @littlewandersnychttps://www.humanela.org. "Ukraine Trip"

Synopsis On this day in 1947, Pierre Monteux led the San Francisco Symphony in the premiere performance of the Second Symphony by American composer Roger Sessions. Prior to this work, Sessions had written in a more broadly accessible style, but this new symphony proved more dissonant and challenging. At the time, Sessions cautiously stated: “Tonality is complex and even problematical nowadays.” For their part, the San Francisco audiences found the new work both complex AND problematical. There was hardly any applause. Musical America's critic wrote that Sessions (quote): “seemed to express the epitome of all that is worst in the life and thinking of today.” Ouch!  Today, the Sessions Second doesn't sound ALL that challenging, but performances of this or any of his symphonies remain rare events. While Sessions' symphony was being panned in San Francisco, a new stage work by the expatriate German composer Kurt Weill opened to rave reviews in New York. Kurt Weill's “Street Scene” opened on Broadway on this same date in 1947. “[It's] the best contemporary musical production to grace any American stage,” enthused the “Musical America” critics. “We cannot imagine that an audience from any walk of life would not enjoy it. It has everything.” Music Played in Today's Program Roger Sessions (1896-1985) — Symphony No. 2 (San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, cond.) London 443 376 Kurt Weill (1900-1950) — Act 1 Intro, from Street Scene (Scottish Opera Orchestra; John Mauceri, cond.) London 433 371

The holidays are a great time to catch up on all our favorite movies, and many of these films wouldn't enjoy the popularity they do without their amazing soundtracks! Today on One Symphony, I wanted to share with you some of my Holiday Film Score favorites!  I'd like to thank our new sponsors including Kevin, Kim, Dana, Dennis, and Sound Espressivo Online Global Music Competition for their support to make One Symphony possible. Join conductor Devin Patrick Hughes as he explores some classical films scores including Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas from Meet Me in St. Louis, Gremlins by Jerry Goldsmith, Home Alone by John Williams, and Danny Elfman's Nightmare Before Christmas. Along the way we explore how these mammoth scores were influences by composers and works like Aaron Copland, Hector Berlioz, Tchaikovsky, Kurt Weill, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Franz Schubert, and many more!  Thank you for listening, I hope your holidays are filled with love, joy, and a bit of entertainment from some of these great films and soundtracks.  Thank you to all the amazing performers and record labels who made this episode possible including Danny Elfman, Disney, Judy Garland, UMG Recordings, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Geffen Records, the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Silva Screen Records, Warner Brothers, Orchestra of the Marinsky Theatre and Valery Gergiev, Universal Music, Atlanta Symphony and Louis Lane, Alessio Randon and Naxos, the Boston Symphony and Charles Munch, Valentina Lisitsa, Michael Francis and the London Symphony, Ute Lemper, Jeff Cohen and the RIAS Sinfonietta Berlin, with John Mauceri on Decca, Everest Records, Katherine O'Hara, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Daniel Barenboim, and Mel Torme. You can always find more info at OneSymphony.org including a virtual tip jar if you'd like to lend your support to the podcast. Please feel free to rate, review, or share the show! Until next time, thank you for being part of the music!

Synopsis In the summer of 1936, the songwriting team of George and Ira Gershwin settled their affairs in New York, put their furniture in storage, and flew off to Hollywood to fulfill a contract with the RKO Studios. The Gershwins were to supply music for a series of new movies, some starring an old friend of theirs, dancer Fred Astaire. In those days the big movie studios moved quickly, and so did the Gershwins. The first film in the contracted series, with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as the romantic leads, was entitled “Shall We Dance” and was completed, scored and released in less than a year. On today's date in 1937, RKO Studios released their second Gershwin collaboration, “Damsel in Distress.” This starred Astaire and Joan Fontaine, and included two songs that would become Gershwin classics: “A Foggy Day in London Town” and “Nice Work if You Can Get It.” The release of “Damsel in Distress,” however, must have been a bittersweet event for the friends and family of George Gershwin: it proved to be the last major project Gershwin had completed before his untimely death on July 11 that same year following surgery to remove a brain tumor. Music Played in Today's Program George Gershwin (1898 – 1937) — Damsel in Distress Suite (An American in London) (Hollywood Bowl Orchestra; John Mauceri, cond.) Philips 434 274

One of the things I have done over the last 4 years is connect the dots on different amalgamations of musicians and their actions within a period of time in music when you could find work as a session player, play gigs @ strip clubs and the multitude of venues in every urban center in this country. These amalgamations were everywhere but the cities I have most heavily explored and where these amalgamations seemed to grow off and out of each other have been New York, Chicago, Nashville, Muscle Shoals San Francisco and Los Angeles. My guest is a drummer from Southern California who's laid back style fit perfectly into the white boy blues that washed up In sun splashed LA. He could play folk, ballads with David Blue, bluegrass with Sneaky Pete, and blue eyed soul with Jackson Browne. My guest has a great reputation which is why when Bob Weir came to LA to find a working rhythm section he found one with my guest and Rick Carlos and Brent Mydland on the heels of Silver and Batdorf and Rodney. This unit sparkled and was a great fit for Bobby as he tried to step out of the shadow of the Grateful Dead. Playing a bouncing Poison Ivy that my daughters listen to on the way to school. My guest has seen the industry change. The near impossibility of keeping a unit together is almost unheard of unless you can sell out 30000 seat rock palaces. The values in music and performance reflect that of our society. One of imbalance. My guest still swings the band but provides marriage counseling to help offset this imbalance.

Synopsis On today's date in 1910, a young Austrian composer had his first major work staged at the Vienna Court Opera. It was quite a prestigious affair, all in all, with the Vienna Philharmonic in the pit and none other than Franz Josef, the Austrian Emperor, in the audience. All that was enough to go to any young composer's head – and the composer in question, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, was very young indeed. He was just 13 when his ballet-pantomime entitled “The Snowman” premiered in Vienna. Actually, he'd written the piano version of “The Snowman” back in 1908, when he was all of 11. Korngold's teacher, the composer Alexander von Zemlinsky, orchestrated the piece for the Vienna Court Opera performance, but it wasn't very long before little Erich was preparing his own orchestrations, thank you very much. By his 20s, Korngold was celebrated throughout Europe as composer of operas and concert hall works. Korngold settled in Hollywood in the late 1930s, as his Jewish heritage made a career in Nazi Europe impossible. His film scores for classic Errol Flynn adventure movies – “SVASH-booo-klers” as Korngold called them in his thick Viennese accent – made him famous in America. Music Played in Today's Program Erich Wolfgang von Korngold (1897 – 1957) — The Snowman (Northwest German Philharmonic; Werner Andreas Albert, cond.) CPO 999 037 Erich Wolfgang von Korngold (1897 – 1957) — Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35 (Chantal Juillet, violin; Berlin Radio Symphony; John Mauceri, cond.) London 452 481

Welcome to the Composer Happy Hour episode eight. Thank you so much for listening. If you haven't already, consider giving us a follow on Instagram. We'd love to have you as a part of our online community. Our guest for this episode is David V. Montoya. David and I have known each other for some time now, and I am delighted to have him on the show. David was actually instrumental in helping to carve out an early identity for whateverandeveramen. Were fortunate to not only premiere some of his music - but it remains the only official "studio" recording of the group available online. In addition to writing music, he is a very fine high school choir director and this experience has surely influenced his writing as he has a number of pieces that are very well suited for a high school ensemble. More recently he has composed several multi-movement, more extended works that demonstrate his evolution as a composer: "Songs of Fatherhood", "Our True Heritage", and "Magdalene." In our conversation, Dave talks about looking forward to one day having more time to compose - and I can't wait to hear what he produces. In today's episode we discuss musical mentors, books, and the musical stylings of Steely Dan. As always, if you like what you hear - buy us a beer! Your contributions will help to fund future projects by whateverandeveramen. David V. Montoya (b. 1968) received a bachelor of arts degree in music education from California State University, Los Angeles (1992), and a master of music degree from the University of Nevada, Reno (1998). He has taught in the Southern California public school system for 29 years, teaching both junior high and senior high school music. As a composer Montoya's music, including African Processional: "Jambo rafiki yangu," has been performed throughout the world by high schools, colleges, churches, and such prestigious groups as the Choral Arts Initiative, the United States Air Force Singing Sergeants, El Café Chorale (Costa Rica), the Kansas City Chorale, Louisiana State University A Cappella Choir, the Philippine Chamber Singers, and the Grammy Award-winning Phoenix Chorale. His compositions range from a cappella and accompanied choral music (from the silly to the sacred) to works for solo voice, guitar, piano, harp, brass, ukulele, and even harmonica. Montoya has spent his career making music in various churches around Southern California as a conductor, composer, tenor soloist and cantor. As a choral musician, he has performed with such fine organizations as the Los Angeles Master Chorale, the Pacific Chorale, the Singers of the Chapel of Charlemagne (an all-Gregorian Chant choir) and he has sung under the baton of such great conductors as John Alexander, Carl St. Clair, John Mauceri, Bobby McFerrin, Seiji Ozawa, Paul Salamunovich, and Roger Wagner. He was once invited to prepare a group of his high school students to sing with Grammy Award-winning chanteuse, Rickie Lee Jones. All Recordings Used by Permission of the Composer: "Three Poems of St. John of the Cross" Louisiana State University A Cappella "African Processional" US Air Force Singing Sergeants "Songs of Fatherhood" (2014) whateverandeveramen. "Peace is Every Step" (2017) Glass City Singers "Light of Mary" (2017) Choral Arts Initiative Episode Sponsor: Four Fires Meadery is available for shipping nationwide at 4fmeadery.com

On today’s episode of THE FLAGSHIP SHOW, we’ll be paying tribute to legendary composer Ennio Morricone. Morricone sadly passed away on July 6, 2020, at the age of 91 and to honour the Academy Award-winning composer, we have put together a program called RE-RECORDING MORRICONE featuring music by Morricone newly recorded or newly remixed. You’ll hear selections from ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST, THE UNTOUCHABLES, THE LEGEND OF 1900, MARCO POLO, TWO MULES FOR SISTER SARA, THE THING, CASUALTIES OF WAR, DEATH RIDES A HORSE, CINEMA PARADISO, THE MISSION, and more featuring performers such as Apollo Four-Forty, the Orchestra of the Accademia National De Santa Cecilia, William Motzing, Nic Raine, The City of Prague Philharmonic, London Music Works, Henry Mancini and the Mancini Pops, Yo-Yo Ma, Sara Andon, Simon Pedroni, Dulce Pontes, John Mauceri, The London Philharmonic, Monica Mancini, and Alan Howarth. Enjoy! —— Cinematic Sound Radio is fully licensed to play music by SOCAN. Check out our NEW Cinematic Sound Radio TeePublic Store! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/cinematic-sound-radio Cinematic Sound Radio Web: http://www.cinematicsound.net Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cinsoundradio Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cinematicsound Cinematic Sound Radio Fanfare and Theme by David Coscina https://soundcloud.com/user-970634922 Bumper voice artist: Tim Burden http://www.timburden.com

This week we chat with Shannon Foley about which of life's truths can be gleaned from philosophical and incredibly not-historical opera/operetta/musical/whatever - Candide!The tale that Voltaire's classic satire tells is long and winding. And the tale of the Broadway show or (as Bernstein called it) American operetta to its present state as quintessential American opera (or music theater piece) is also long and winding. Over the years the piece got new books, new numbers, additional lyrics and new orchestrations until Bernstein finally conducted the full score in London with narration and a cast of opera stars.Since then Bernstein's "Candide" has belonged more to the opera house and concert stage than to Broadway. Many things to many people, "Candide" tempts interpreters. A wonderful musical performance by the New York Philharmonic in 2004, which was televised, was subverted by harebrained semi-staging. Two years later, a scandalous, politically way-incorrect opera production in Paris satirized a drunken chorus line of state leaders in skivvies (Bush, Blair, Berlusconi, Putin and Chirac, to be exact).- Mark Swed- FURTHER READING -Wiki - Candide, ou l'Optimisme, Musical, Leonard Bernstein, Voltaire, Lillian Hellman, Hugh Wheeler, Dorothy Parker, Stephen Sondheim, John Mauceri, John Wells, Age of EnlightenmentiTunesSpotifyLike us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter! Support us on Patreon!Email us: musicalstaughtmepodcast@gmail.comVisit our home on the web thatsnotcanonproductions.comOur theme song and interstitial music all by the one and only Benedict Braxton Smith. Find out more about him at www.benedictbraxtonsmith.com

The new Artistic Director of Pittsburgh Ballet Theater taking over for Terrence Orr next season Susan Jaffe is a superstar of the dance world. She danced and served as ballet mistress of the American Ballet Theater in New York. Most recently she has been Dean of the School of Dance at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston Salem where she worked with John Mauceri.  She is looking at a place in O’Hara Township to settle in to life in Pittsburgh, thinking about a new Nutcracker, mulling over plans for upcoming seasons, working in the online world until the pandemic has calmed down, loves classical music, is thinking about a pet to add to her home life, and explains why she wanted to be a dancer in this conversation with Jim Cunningham.  

Many people know John Mauceri from his work as conductor for the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. What is less known is that the orchestra was re-created after a forty-year gap just for him to conduct. He has conducted around the world in a variety of classical formats, and is also an academic and an author. I spoke to him at his home in New York for his latest book, For the Love of Music.

Doug Instenes, artistic director of the Racine Theater Guild, talks about the RTG's amazing production of "The Wizard of Oz" - which was completely sold out several days before its opening night performance. Following the interview is a musical bonus: the original concert suite of composer Harold Arlen, which was specially composed and performed for the official premiere of the film in 1939; the suite's score lay lost and forgotten for decades until it was uncovered by conductor John Mauceri and recorded for a CD titled "Hollywood Dreams."

Have you ever asked yourself “why should I listen to classical music?” or “how can I get the most from the listening experience?” In his book “For the Love of Music: A Conductor's Guide to the Art of Listening,” acclaimed maestro John Mauceri explores how to get the most out of experiencing classical music. A friend and protégé of Leonard Bernstein for 18 years and an eminent conductor who has toured and recorded all over the world, John Mauceri joins us for a look at the lost art of music appreciation in this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI.

In another dispatch from the Fortress of Proopitude, Greg and Jennifer jaw on John Cooper Clarke, Johnny Horton and John Mauceri.

This week we chat with Shannon Foley about which of life's truths can be gleaned from philosophical and incredibly not-historical opera/operetta/musical/whatever - Candide!The tale that Voltaire's classic satire tells is long and winding. And the tale of the Broadway show or (as Bernstein called it) American operetta to its present state as quintessential American opera (or music theater piece) is also long and winding. Over the years the piece got new books, new numbers, additional lyrics and new orchestrations until Bernstein finally conducted the full score in London with narration and a cast of opera stars.Since then Bernstein's "Candide" has belonged more to the opera house and concert stage than to Broadway. Many things to many people, "Candide" tempts interpreters. A wonderful musical performance by the New York Philharmonic in 2004, which was televised, was subverted by harebrained semi-staging. Two years later, a scandalous, politically way-incorrect opera production in Paris satirized a drunken chorus line of state leaders in skivvies (Bush, Blair, Berlusconi, Putin and Chirac, to be exact).- Mark Swed- FURTHER READING -Wiki - Candide, ou l'Optimisme, Musical, Leonard Bernstein, Voltaire, Lillian Hellman, Hugh Wheeler, Dorothy Parker, Stephen Sondheim, John Mauceri, John Wells, Age of EnlightenmentiTunesSpotifyLike us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter! Support us on Patreon!Email us: musicalstaughtmepodcast@gmail.comVisit our home on the web thatsnotcanonproductions.comOur theme song and interstitial music all by the one and only Benedict Braxton Smith. Find out more about him at www.benedictbraxtonsmith.com

In this episode meet Padma Venkatraman, author of A TIME TO DANCE; Peter McGough, author of I'VE SEEN THE FUTURE AND I'M NOT GOING; and John Mauceri, author of FOR THE LOVE OF MUSIC. A novel in verse about the power of dance. A memoir about life as an artist in 1980s New York City. An answer to the question, “why should we listen to classical music?” This week’s episode covers the many ways in which art affects our lives and the lives of those we encounter. Hear more about these authors’ behind-the-mic experiences, and find out who once listened to a famous epic fantasy series on audio as motivation to clean the house. A TIME TO DANCE by Padma Venkatraman: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/309664/a-time-to-dance/ I'VE SEEN THE FUTURE AND I'M NOT GOING by Peter McGough: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/561291/ive-seen-the-future-and-im-not-going/ FOR THE LOVE OF MUSIC by John Mauceri: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/564744/for-the-love-of-music/

The esteemed American conductor talks about the history and the aesthetic of music written in Hollywood during the Golden Age era and how it led to the rise of John Williams. Hosted by Maurizio Caschetto There are very few musicians in the world who can easily compare to Maestro John Mauceri. Conductor, educator, writer and lecturer, Mauceri conducted the world's greatest opera companies and symphony orchestras, but also worked on the musical stages of Broadway and Hollywood... For more information and details on the music excerpts featured in the episode go to thelegacyofjohnwilliams.com

Danny Elfman is known to millions for his scores for over 100 movies, including many collaborations with the director Tim Burton, not to mention his inimitable title music for The Simpsons. This summer he released a new album on Sony Classical containing his Violin Concerto and Piano Quartet. The concerto, written for and played by Sandy Cameron, joined by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted by John Mauceri, was the subject of a conversation Gramophone's James Jolly had with Elfman. But they started by talking about the emergence of the specialist film composer in the past 50 or so years.

Abell was raised in the Philadelphia and Chicago areas.David sang in the 1971 world premiere of Leonard Bernstein's Mass at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts with the Berkshire Boy Choir.Abell enrolled at Yale University, where his teachers included John Mauceri and Rob Kapilow. He studied with Nadia Boulanger and Robert D. Levin at the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau before returning to Yale to complete his B.A. in 1981.Abell made his professional debut conducting Bernstein's Mass at Berlin's Deutschlandhalle in 1982.Abell mentions the following three operas by Gaetano Donizetti that were his introduction to opera: La Favorite, Lucia di Lammermoor, and Lucie de Lammermoor.Lyric Opera of ChicagoThe Makropulos Affair is a Czech opera with music and libretto by Leoš Janáček.Don Giovanni is an opera by Mozart.Mefistofele is the only completed opera with music by the Italian composer-librettist Arrigo BoitoThe Symphony No. 2 in D-flat major was written by Howard Hanson on commission from Serge Koussevitsky for the 50th anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1930.Interlochen Center for the ArtsThe Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. Members were: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.Abbey Road StudiosWashington National OperaGiacomo Puccini was an Italian opera composer who has been called "the greatest composer of Italian opera after Verdi".Oscar Hammerstein was an American librettist, theatrical producer, and (usually uncredited) theatre director of musicals for almost 40 years.The Marriage of Figaro is an opera buffa (comic opera) composed in 1786 by Mozart, with an Italian libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte.Evans mentions the following schools as notable music schools: Juilliard School, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, University of Michigan School of Music.The American Bach SocietyYale WhiffenpoofsWashington National OperaAbell continued his postgraduate training from 1983 to 1985 at the Juilliard School, under Jorge Mester and Sixten Ehrling.Eroica Symphony, byname of Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, is a symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven, known as the Eroica Symphony for its supposed heroic nature.Natalia Makarova is a Soviet-Russian-born prima ballerina and choreographer.Abell deputized at short notice for John Mauceri conducting Britten's The Turn of the Screw at Washington National Opera.On Your Toes is a musical with a book by Richard Rodgers, George Abbott, and Lorenz Hart.Gian Carlo Menotti gave David the advice to “never conduct Broadway. Never do it you will regret it.”Les Misérables, colloquially known in English-speaking countries as Les Mis is a musical adapted from French poet and novelist Victor Hugo's 1862 novel of the same name by Claude Schönberg.Porgy and Bess is an English-language opera by the American composer George Gershwin, with a libretto written by author DuBose Heyward and lyricist Ira Gershwin.Miss Saigon is a musical by Schönberg.Abell subsequently conducted the 25th anniversary concert of Les Misérables at the O2 Arena.The Philly PopsArturo Toscanini was an Italian conductor.Aaron Copland was an American composer, composition teacher, writer, and later a conductor of his own and other American music.Rhapsody in Blue is a musical composed by George Gershwin.Trevor Nunn is an English theatre director.Harold Prince was an American theatrical producer and director associated with many of the best-known Broadway musical productions of the 20th century.Ariadne auf Naxos is an opera by Richard Strauss with a German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal.The Voice of Firestone is a long-running radio and television program of classical music.Leontyne Price is an American soprano.Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, model, and singer.Dorothy Kirsten was an American operatic soprano.Minnesota OperaBlind InjusticeJohn Williams is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. Williams has composed for many critically acclaimed and popular movies, including the Star Wars series, Jaws, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and the first three Harry Potter films.Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks is a tone poem written in 1894–95 by Strauss.Along with pianist and musicologist Seann Alderking, Abell edited a complete edition of Cole Porter's Kiss Me, Kate, published in 2014.Glimmerglass OperaThe Library of Congress is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the de facto national library of the United States.The New York Public Library is a public library system in New York City.Scott Davenport RichardsGioachino Rossini was an Italian composer who gained fame for his 39 operas, although he also wrote many songs, some chamber music and piano pieces, and some sacred music.Phillip Gossett was an American musicologist and historian, and Robert W. Reneker Distinguished Service Professor of Music at the University of Chicago.Tancredi is a melodramma eroico in two acts by composer Gioachino Rossini and librettist Gaetano RossiUn ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball) is an 1859 opera by Verdi.Powel Crosley Jr. was an American inventor, industrialist, and entrepreneur. He was also a pioneer in radio broadcasting, and a former owner of the Cincinnati Reds major league baseball team.Alfred Drake was an American actor and singer.Robert Russell Bennett was an American composer and arranger, best known for his orchestration of many well-known Broadway and Hollywood musicals by other composers such as Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, and Richard Rodgers.Don Walker is an Australian musician, songwriter and author.Felix Mendelssohn was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period.Messiah is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Handel.Lemuel WadeFrancesca Zambello is an American opera and theatre director. She serves as director of Glimmerglass Festival and the Washington National Opera.Lyric Opera of Kansas CityHawaii Opera TheatreChandos Records is a British independent classical music recording company based in Colchester.Peter Morris is an American playwright, television writer and critic, best known for his work in British theatre."Something's Gotta Give" is a song that was written for and first performed by Fred Astaire in the 1955 musical film Daddy Long Legs."A Wonderful Guy" is a show tune from the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific.Abell cites Evans Mirageas as one of his greatest mentors.Abell cites his niece’s podcast, The Bright Sessions, as one of his current favorites.Abell mentions Dark Sky as one of his favorite appsTrio BistroCarousel is the second musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein.English National OperaAlfred “Alfie” Boe is an English tenor and actor, notably performing in musical theatre.

Mass (formally: MASS: A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players, and Dancers) is a musical theatre work composed by Leonard Bernstein with text by Bernstein and additional text and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. Commissioned by Jacqueline Kennedy, it premiered on September 8, 1971, conducted by Maurice Peress and choreographed by Alvin Ailey. The performance was part of the opening of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Mass premiered in Europe in 1973, with John Mauceri conducting the Yale Symphony Orchestra in Vienna. Originally, Bernstein had intended to compose a traditional Mass, but instead decided on a more innovative form. The work is based on the Tridentine Mass of the Roman Catholic Church. Although the liturgical passages are sung in Latin, Mass also includes additional texts in English written by Bernstein, Broadway composer Stephen Schwartz, and Paul Simon (who wrote the first quatrain of the trope "Half of the People"). The work is intended to be staged theatrically, but it has also been performed in a standard concert setting. Initial critical reception, including a review in the New York Times, was largely negative, but the Columbia Records recording of the work enjoyed excellent sales.

A Quiet Place is a 1983 American opera with music by Leonard Bernstein and a libretto by Stephen Wadsworth. It is a sequel to Bernstein's 1951 “opera in seven scenes” Trouble in Tahiti. In its original form, A Quiet Place was in one act. Bernstein spoke of it as having a Mahlerian four-section structure. The premiere, conducted in Houston by John DeMain on June 17, 1983, was a double bill: Trouble in Tahiti, intermission, A Quiet Place. In its three-act form, Act II largely consisted of Trouble in Tahiti in flashback. This form appeared in 1984, with John Mauceri conducting in Milan and Washington. It was refined in 1986 for Vienna, where a recording was made and the composer himself conducted. Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

Podcast edition of Lincoln Center’s popular live series, The History of the World in 100 Performances with New Yorker writer and cultural critic Adam Gopnik. In this episode, Adam is joined by Jamie Bernstein, David Denby, Jake Gyllenhaal and John Mauceri to take us back in time to November 14, 1943, when a 25-year-old assistant conductor stepped up to the podium at the last minute to lead what was then known as the New York Philharmonic Symphony. His name? Leonard Bernstein.  Recorded live on February 16, 2016 at the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center. Archival audio used courtesy of the New York Philharmonic Leon Levy Digital Archives. Letters by Leonard Bernstein © Amberson Holdings LLC. Used by Permission of The Leonard Bernstein Office, Inc.

Maestro John Mauceri explains how there really is more to conducting than just waving a stick.

Vikki Stone on the art of interpretation, the cadenza, jazz standards, and Pointless.

Conductor John Mauceri talks to Suzy Klein about his new CD of 'Music for Hitchcock' and the joy to be found in musical diversity.

 My dear Diana Soviero stars in this La Boheme from 1980, Los Angeles, under John Mauceri. The cast features Riccardo Calleo, Frederick Burchinall, Robert Hale(Colline), Robert McFarland (Schaunard), and Stephanie Sundine    (69 min.) 35 years later I am so happy I found her,one of opera's great artists and a treasure in my life. (The photo is ancient. I had hair.)

From Turino, 1999 under John Mauceri, the great Renata Scotto sings Poulenc's one-woman opera, La Voix Humaine. I know you will enjoy one of the very last of the great verismo divas. (50 min.)

The city of Wilmington helps the FCC test new wi-fi bandwidths. And UNC School of the Arts Chancellor Mauceri talks about his career as he prepares to retire & also gives a preview of the schools' production of Much Ado About Nothing.

 In honor of my dear Diana Soviero's 21st birthday, I present highlights from a 1980 Los Angeles Boheme under John Mauceri. This was the opera (in 1977) in which I first heard this very great artist, and you know the rest.      In the cast are Riccardo Calleo, Frederick Burchinall, Robert McFarland (Schaunard),Stephanie Sundine, and Robert Hale.   (71 min.) I follow this with the letter I wrote to everyone on this day.                                                    She means so much to me.    Charlie   Hello everyone,                Every March 19 I celebrate the birthdays of two of the greatest divas in my life,those of Diana Soviero, and my ma. Ma didn't have much chest,but she could kick up  storm in the Follies in the 1920's.      I will never forget the first time (Mar.13, 1977) that I heard that glorious Soviero voice as Mimi ,and,coupled with the depth of emotion, the attention to phrase, the combination of what we term "Kunsst/Stimm divas (both voice and art divas). I wish my darlings,one in my memory forever, and one who has always been so appreciated by directors,colleagues,audiences and of course her students all my best on this day.       Anyone who does not know her worth, just go to Youtube with 5 Pavarotti towels, and watch her Suor Angelica finale,which is an example of the kind of verismo singing you hear from Muzio,Favero, and Zeani,and does not exist today.                                                  All my love to my two girls.                                                                         Charlie

In this second episode, conductor John Mauceri talks with filmmaker H. Paul Moon in New York City about Gian Carlo Menotti, Leonard Bernstein, and other 20th century contemporaries of Samuel Barber, whose opera Antony and Cleopatra he recounts attending when it opened the Metropolitan Opera House. He also discusses his new book For the Love of Music: A Conductor’s Guide to the Art of Listening, and the worlds of film music and Broadway musicals alongside his distinguished career conducting the world's leading opera companies and symphony orchestras.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/capricorn/donations