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Must Have 2007: Gerard Mortier
Impresario Gerard Mortier joins host Katherine Lanpher to discuss his vision of opera and share the music that he just can't live without. Part of WNYC's 2007 Must Have Festival.
Gerard Mortier
Incoming General Manager and Artistic Director, New York City Opera
The famed opera producer/impresario is currently finishing his tenure as director of the Paris National Opera. Mortier's first season at the City Opera, 2009-2010, will eschew Mozart and Puccini for 20th century works, including Philip Glass's "Einstein on the Beach."
Gerard Mortier's Must Have Picks
| The Marriage of Figaro: finale | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | buy CD |
| Le plat pays | Jacques Brel | buy CD |
| Horn Trio: 4th mvmt. | György Ligeti | buy CD |
| Strange Fruit | Billie Holiday | buy CD |
| Ah parli a un core (Verdi) | Maria Callas | buy CD |
| Naima | John Coltrane | buy CD |
| Louange à l'immortalité de Jésus | Olivier Messiaen | buy CD |
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69th American Music Festival: American Blend
May 21-22, at 7pm; May 23-24 at 8pm; May 25-27 at 7pm
Hosts Terrance McKnight and David Garland will curate and host a weeklong festival with special guests and rare recordings, concluding with live performances in WNYC's Jerome L. Greene Performance Space by Dafnis Prieto, Paola Prestini, Ezequiel Vinao and Yungchen Lhamo May 27.
globalFEST 2009
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On January 11th, WNYC and NPR Music presented a live webcast of globalFEST 2009, the annual showcase that provides a "sneak peek" of global musicians on the verge of international fame.
Wordless Music
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WNYC presents web-exclusive concerts from the Wordless Music Series, hosted by Radio Lab's Jad Abumrad. Devoted to the desegregation of musical boundaries, Wordless Music pairs rock and electronic musicians with more traditional chamber and new music performers, to create an entirely new concert experience.
Deerhoof/Metropolis Ensemble
Live Webcast
WNYC and NPR Music team up to bring you this live webcast from the Prospect Park Bandshell, which pairs indie rock sensation Deerhoof with the progressive Metropolis Ensemble. Presented by Celebrate Brooklyn! and Wordless Music, and hosted by David Garland, the program features an ambitious re-imagining of Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, The Rite: Remixed.
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