Book-Collecting In The 21st Century: A Conversation; Opera 101: How To Understand And Appreciate Opera In Five Easy Lessons
Book-Collecting In The 21st Century: A Conversation
Bibliophile Nicolas Basbanes joins host Larry Mantle to share his passion for collecting books, chronicled in Among the Gently Mad: Perspectives and Strategies for the Book-Hunter in the Twenty-First Century. Basbanes shares his knowledge of book-hunting on the Internet, --at flea markets, the importance of dust covers and more.
Opera 101: How To Understand And Appreciate Opera In Five Easy Lessons
Opera is a spectacle that can be glorious and delightful or a painful bore depending on how you approach it and how much background you have to appreciate it. Larry Mantle talks with opera and music educators Stacy Brightman, Los Angeles Opera’s Director of Education and Community Programs and Eli Villanueva, Stage Director for Los Angeles Opera’s In-School Opera Outreach, about how to unlock the secrets of understanding and taking pleasure in the operatic experience.