Opera Fairbanks is getting ready for its only opera of the year. It will be the Puccini classic “La Boheme.” If you are wondering what about an opera written almost 200 years ago could motivate people to produce it in a small city in Alaska, you’ll hear the answer on the next Talk of Alaska.
- WQXR Opera Blog: Operavore
- Opera Fairbanks
- Anchorage Opera
HOST: Steve Heimel
GUESTS:
- Jamie-Rose Guarrine, soprano, cast member of “La Boheme”
- Gregory Buchalter, artistic director, Opera Fairbanks
- Fred Plotkin, author, “Opera 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Opera,” on Twitter @FredPlotkin
- Torrie Allen, APTI, former director of the Anchorage Opera
- Callers Statewide
PARTICIPATE:
- Post your comment before, during or after the live broadcast (comments may be read on air).
- Send e-mail to talk [at] alaskapublic [dot] org (comments may be read on air)
- Call 550-8422 in Anchorage or 1-800-478-8255 if you’re outside Anchorage during the live broadcast
LIVE Broadcast: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. on APRN stations statewide.
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