Dark Sisters: A Conversation with Nico Muhly and Ken Verdoia (Part 1)
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A conversation between composer Nico Muhly and historian and author Ken Verdoia about the themes surrounding Nico Muhly and Stephen Karam's new opera DARK SISTERS, to be premiered by Gotham Chamber Opera and Music-Theatre Group in Novmeber, 2011. Part 1 of this three-part series begins with a discussion on the ramifications of the 1953 Short Creek raid, the FLDS and the definition of family, and plural marriage in the context of the American experience. For more information about DARK SISTERS, please visit http://www.darksistersopera.org
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