Fred Plotkin on Fridays: Dr. Jessica B. Harris
Fred Plotkin, pleasure activist and passionate opera expert, speaks each Friday with fascinating people in the music world. He is the author of Opera 101 and Classical Music 101 and leads opera symposia for New York Times Journeys. In this episode, Fred speaks with Dr. Jessica B. Harris, scholar, author, and one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2021.
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Puccini: La rondine: 'Ch'il bel sogno di Doretta' (Magda, Act I)
Price: Symphony No. 1 in E minor (1931-1932): III. Juba Dance
Schubert: Gretchen am Spinnrade op. 2 D 118
Saint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals) R 125: The Swan
Anonymous (Spiritual): Oh! What A Beautiful City
Verdi: Aida: "Ritorna vincitor!
Verdi: Rigoletto: "Gualtier Maldè ... Caro nome"
Gerswhin: Porgy and Bess (1935): My Man Is Gone Now (Ar. for Saxophone, Piano, Double Bass and Trumpet)
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