Happy New Year!  Without a doubt, one of 2016’s most exciting music events was the performance of Kaija Saariaho’s “L’Amour de Loin” at New York’s Metropolitan Opera.  Our very first podcast offered some insiders’ ideas about the production. Now, in our second podcast, composer Milica Paranosic goes “on the scene” at Lincoln Center (at the […]

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Podcast Episode 02: “It’s about friggin’ time!” — Met Opera performs work composed by a woman

In our first ever Podcast, journalist Naomi Lewin and opera dramaturg Cori Ellison discuss the Met’s production of Kaija Saariaho‘s 2000 opera “L’Amour de Loin.” Naomi Lewin  has produced the podcast, which includes interview clips with the composer, as well as the conductor Susanna Mälkki.   We also hear audio clips from the opera, and […]

Podcast Episode 01: The Significance of “L’Amour de Loin”

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Podcast Episode 02: “It’s about friggin’ time!” — Met Opera performs work composed by a woman

Podcast Episode 01: The Significance of “L’Amour de Loin”