On today’s show: WNYC senior reporter Bob Hennelly discusses the spike murdered police officers. Russian soprano Marina Poplavskaya talks about her role in the Metropolitan Opera’s production of “Faust.” Film director Michael Lindsay-Hogg tells about his boyhood and coming of age in the worlds of theater, film, and television. Plus, we’ll take a look at the growth of urban farms and community gardens in New York City!
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On today’s show: We’ll look at a new edition of The Landmarks of New York, an illustrated collection of some of the city’s 1,200 historic buildings. and we’ll take your calls on your favorites! Actress/singer Andrea Marcovicci on her 25th anniversary at the Oak room! Two-time James Beard Award winner Andrew Carmellini, the chef-owner of the restaurants Locanda Verde and The Dutch, talks about his new cookbook, American Flavor. Kenneth Branagh discusses playing Sir Laurence Olivier in the film “My Week With Marilyn.” And, Stephen Merchant, the writer and co-creator of the BBC’s “The Office” and HBO’s “Extras,” tells us about his first ever stand up comedy tour.
As the year draws to a close, we’re asking a trusty team of critics to share their musical favorites of 2011 – no genres barred. Today, Time Out New York music editor Steve Smith shares his top ten picks, from a new Julliard-performed opera to an abrasive and avant-garde hip hop crew. Plus: A look at the year in music gadgets and technology. And: A live holiday performance from violinist Mark O'Connor.
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The spirit of Chanukah, a holiday joyous at freedom's triumph and spiritual rededication, is richly reflected in the folk melodies and songs from countries across the globe where Jews have lived and worshipped for centuries. WQXR host Naomi Lewin presents this music for all to enjoy in A Chanukah Musical ...
Tell Me More focuses on the way we live, intersect and collide in a culturally diverse world. Capturing the headlines, issues and pleasures relevant to multicultural life in America, the daily one-hour series is hosted by award-winning journalist Michel Martin. Tell Me More marks Martin's first role in hosting a daily program. She views it as an opportunity to focus on the stories, experiences, ideas and people important in contemporary life but often not heard.
As the year draws to a close, we’re asking a trusty team of critics to share their musical favorites of 2011 – no genres barred. Today, Time Out New York music editor Steve Smith shares his top ten picks, from a new Julliard-performed opera to an abrasive and avant-garde hip hop crew. Plus: A look at the year in music gadgets and technology. And: A live holiday performance from violinist Mark O'Connor.
On this New Sounds program, we’ll hear a sampling of works from a concentrated new music hotspot: Iceland. It’s a scene where rock music, orchestral music and electronics are blended freely and without regard for genre lines. To get an idea, we’ll hear music by composer/producer Valgeir Sigurdsson, who balances chamber and classical against rock and electronica. Plus, something from the now San Diego-based Anna Thorvaldsdottir, whose frosty orchestral music seems to invoke a shimmery soundworld of texures, even though it is played using just acoustic instruments on her record, “Rhizoma.”
