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I Would Call It Love, Really
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
Jack Webb, later known as "Joe Friday" from "Dragnet," makes his crime drama debut on ABC Radio.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Cookbooks
Home cooks sing the praises of their favorite cookbook authors. Produced by Julie Subrin.
» 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
» Harrell Fletcher's website
» Miranda July's website
An Afternoon at the Opera, Act 1
Dean sits in on 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. First we'll hear "Bella sorge la speranza," performed by Hanan Alattar, who plays "Teseo," accompanied by Jennifer Peterson on harpsichord. Produced by Matt Lieber.
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
Margaret Leng Tan and James Graseck were classmates at the Juilliard School of Music back in 1970. She was a pianist, he was a violinist, and they were in love. Thirty years later, they meet again, in New York’s Grand Central Station. And while their lives have taken them in very different directions, they still seem to share a certain love. A true story, produced by Judith Kampfner. Music played by Margaret Leng Tan and James Graseck.
» More about James Graseck
» More about Margaret Leng Tan
The Universal Language of Love
Next Big Thing contributor Henry Alford uses an online service to translate timeless expressions of love from English into other languages, and then back again. Results vary.
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.
