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David LynchVisions of Sound
Artist Christopher Janney has designed sound installations for Boston's Museum of Science, the New York City subway, and the Miami Heat basketball arena. Today he joins singer David Byrne to discuss the connections between music and architecture. Also: Composer Olga Neuwirth has created an opera based on David Lynch's cult film "Lost Highway." Finally: Just as Hollywood has come to the opera stage, opera is showing renewed signs of life in Los Angeles. We find out why.
Intersections of Music and Architecture
Architecture and music influence each other in many places, from arena rock to the subway system. Today on Soundcheck: Singer David Byrne, sound artist Christopher Janney, and architect Ben Gilmartin discuss the connections between music and space.
Lost Highway
The opera "Lost Highway" premiered last week at Oberlin College in Ohio and one local critic called it "a real nightmare." It was meant as a compliment. How else to describe an opera based on David Lynch's quirky 1997 film? Austrian composer Olga Neuwirth wrote the score and joins us today.
LA: The Next Opera Capital?
Los Angeles Times classical music critic Mark Swed talks about the resurgence of LA's opera scene.
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