“I Speak in English Now”
This is the second in my series on American composers who were refugees. Tonight,...
Tag Archives: Marc Blitzstein
Podcast: Inauguration Anxiety
As you know I like to feature music of struggle and music of politics,...
Act 4: Anarchists at the Opera
Composer Marc Blitzstein wrote engaging, and politically engaged music all his life. In the...
Act 3: Mack the Knife on Broadway
Composer Marc Blitzstein was a man who straddled many genres, from classical to Broadway....
Act 2: Love and Betrayal
Here’s the story of a great composer who has been all but forgotten: Marc...
Act 1: The Cradle that Rocked
Composer Marc Blitzstein has been all but forgotten, but in the 1930s he was...
OVERVIEW: Rediscovering Marc Blitzstein
Four captivating radio features tell the story of Marc Blitzstein through words and...
Podcast: Sara Fishko of “Fishko Files”
Radio host Sara Fishko is one of my heroes. Her unstinting devotion to American 20th...
Podcast: Blitzstein in New York
I just spent a wonderful week in New York, all devoted to researching, interviewing,...
Podcast: Dawn Upshaw
Guy brings us a tribute to Dawn Upshaw, soprano, whose silvery voice crosses with...