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Podcast: United at Last. 2 Operas by James P Johnson.
Manage episode 380289003 series 31309
This podcast features Raymond Bisha in conversation with conductor Kenneth Kiesler about the rediscovery, rescue and reconstruction of two operas by James P. Johnson (1894–1955). Renowned as an influential jazz pianist but with a lower profile as a composer of opera, it was Johnson’s express hope that two of his short stage works, written in the late 1930s, would one day form a double-bill. Which they did, but not until 2006, after a long swathe of tender loving care.
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Catalogue No.: 8.669041
The post Podcast: United at Last. 2 Operas by James P Johnson. appeared first on The Naxos Blog.
163 episodes
Manage episode 380289003 series 31309
This podcast features Raymond Bisha in conversation with conductor Kenneth Kiesler about the rediscovery, rescue and reconstruction of two operas by James P. Johnson (1894–1955). Renowned as an influential jazz pianist but with a lower profile as a composer of opera, it was Johnson’s express hope that two of his short stage works, written in the late 1930s, would one day form a double-bill. Which they did, but not until 2006, after a long swathe of tender loving care.
View album details
Catalogue No.: 8.669041
The post Podcast: United at Last. 2 Operas by James P Johnson. appeared first on The Naxos Blog.
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