The Alma Problem

How do you solve a problem like Alma Maria? Following up on a discussion we began with soprano Angela Blasi last week, we delve into the tumultuous bohemian story of Alma Mahler-Werfel - wife of composer Gustav Mahler, among others, and a composer in her own right - and the discovery that she falsified many of her late first husband’s personal documents. We’ll speak with a singer who has explored the musical side of Alma’s tale, British mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly, who is currently in New York performing in the Metropolitan Opera’s Capriccio.