The Value: A Repeat Felon Chooses a Straight Life

We headed to Newark, New Jersey to shoot the most recent episode of The Value...

The 400th Anniversary of Monteverdi's Vespers

For all you classical music fans, check out this feature on Claudio Monteverdi's "Vespers of 1610." I got to attend and shoot a rehearsal of one of the New York performances of the four-hundred year-old composition.

Should Orchestras Worry About Gender Parity?

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra is in New York City this weekend, playing its annual round of shows at Carnegie Hall. The last time the Vienna Phil made a major splash in the city was in 1997, when the company changed its men-only policy, and began to allow women to join its ranks. Women players in American orchestras, like the NY Phil and the LA Phil, has long been the norm. But is gender parity something that concerns orchestra musicians? An article I wrote for WQXR public radio looks into the matter.

"A Little Night Music" Comes Back to Broadway

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A Little Night Music is coming back to Broadway. That's the Stephen Sondheim musical which first was on Broadway in 1973, and was inspired by the Ingrid Bergmar movie Smiles of a Summer Night. WQXR previewed the witty love story that hits Broadway December 13.

WQXR Previews The Kinks Choral Collection

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Hard to believe that Ray Davies wanted the Kinks to go classical. But he did, and created an entire classical score, The Kinks Choral Collection, for a classically trained choir to perform Kinks ballads. WQXR previewed the Dessoff Choir singing with Ray Davies ahead of their performances at Town Hall in New York.

The Value: Tanya Selvaratnama

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In the latest video for The Takeaway's "The Value" video series, theater actress Tanya Selvaratnama tells host Farai Chideya what's more important to her than money.

The Answer to Today's Geo Quiz is...

Kreuzberg! To hear more, check out the audio postcard I sent The World from Kreutzberg, Berlin. It aired Tuesday.