Episode #524
I Would Call It Love, Really
Friday, February 11, 2005
A true love story involving a pianist and a violinist who, after a thirty year separation, rediscover one another in the corridor of a train station. Also, the U.S. premiere of a Handel opera. And love as it appears (or doesn’t) in translation, and in arguments.
This Week in History
What We Talk About When We Talk About Cookbooks
» Music from Tin Hat Trio
Arguments
Real arguments, taken from the website "Learning to Love You More," and re-enacted by Jacob Weber and Jennifer Knox. Produced by Pejk Malinovski. "Learning to Love You More" is the creation of Harrell Fletcher and Miranda July.
» Learning to Love You More website
» Learning to Love You More website
An Afternoon at the Opera, Act 1
Use It or Lose It, Part II
Activist lexicographer Erin McKean checks up on fiction writer Francesca Lia Block, author of the "Weetzie Bat" series, to find out if she’s fulfilled her assignment: to use, in a forthcoming novel, three words that need help to become dictionary-worthy.
The Busker and the Diva
The Universal Language of Love
An Afternoon at the Opera, Act 2
More from a rehearsal for the U.S. premiere of the Handel opera "Arianna In Creta," which is being performed this week by the Gotham Chamber Opera. "Se nel bosco resta solo" is performed by Caroline Worra ("Arianna" herself), and accompanied by Jennifer Peterson on harpsichord.
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