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A Sea of Stories
We'll take a break from current politics and look back at the presidency of George Washington. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Joseph Ellis examines the public versus the private personae of our first president in His Excellency: George Washington. Then, Hal Riney, the adman who created Reagan's "Morning in America" ad campaign, tells what he thinks about this year's crop of political ads. Next, composer Charles Wuorinen and librettist James Fenton discuss their operatic adaptation of Salman Rushdie's children's novel, Haroun and the Sea of Stories. And cartoonists Victoria Roberts and David Sipress tell us about their panel series Conversations with Cartoonist.
Joseph Ellis
Joseph Ellis looks back on the life of our first president: His Excellency: George Washington.
» Read an excerpt of His Excellency in the Reading Room
» More on the book
Events: Joseph Ellis will be lecturing on George Washington on:
Tue, Nov 9, 2004, 8:00pm
Ron Chernow, moderator
Buttenwieser Hall
92nd Street at Lexington Avenue
$25.00
Music: Music of the Federal Era, Members of the Federal Music Society: "Quintetto, Movement I" / "Quintetto, Movement III" / "Quintetto, Movement II"
Hal Riney
Hal Riney, the creator of Reagan's "Morning in America" ad campaign, analyzes the current state of political ads.
» Go to the On The Media website for Paul Ingles' report on ads
Music: Soundtrack to Sideways, music by Rolfe Kent: "Constantine Snaps His Fingers" / "Lonely Day" / "Miles' Theme"
Charles Wuorinen and James Fenton
Composer Charles Wuorinen and librettist James Fenton on re-imagining Salman Rushdie's Haroun and the Sea of Stories as a children’s opera.
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More on Haroun and the Sea of Stories at the New York City Opera
Music: The Haroun Songbook, music by Charles Wuorinen: "Zembla, Zenda, Zanadu" / "We Are Two Men"
Victoria Roberts and David Sipress
Cartoonists Victoria Roberts and David Sipress on interviewing their peers for the panel series: Conversations with Cartoonists.
» More on the series
» Visit our Guest Picks page to find out about the books, films, and music that move David Sipress
Music: Saxophone Soctette, The Beau Hunks: "The Toy Trumpet"
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