The Rains of Aldeburgh! with Gemma New
Go Inside the Huddle with Gemma New who is set to lead The Turn of the Screw as her Santa Fe Opera debut. The Kiwi conductor argues that climate may affect one’s appreciation of Britten operas. Then, the team plays Monday Evening Quarterback on a new production of Scott Joplin’s Treemonisha and offers a lineup of other operas that premiered posthumously.
In the Two-Minute Drill, both NEA funding and the historic South Carolina cottage that inspired Porgy and Bess are at risk, Sonya Yoncheva launches a social media series on mental health, and Patricia Racette is named artistic director of Opera Theatre of St. Louis.
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