Five Scarlattis Deep with Emanuele Andrizzi
On this Independence Day holiday, the team swaps some Trading Cards: American Composer Edition. Brush up on the stats and trivia for the likes of Kurt Weill, Samuel Barber, and John Adams. Then, go Inside the Huddle with Sir Emanuele Andrizzi. The Italian conductor, recently bestowed the rank of Officer of the Knights of the Order of the Star of Italy, is betting on Gian Carlo Menotti as he is set to conduct The Medium for Opera Festival of Chicago. Plus, a field report from the island of Naxos via La Fenice in Venice.
In the Two Minute Drill, a bad news cycle forย certain artists from a certain country, the 2024 Opus Klassik Award winners are announced, and Pumeza Matshikiza speaks publicly about her sexual identity.
“It’s prime time in the USA”
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