The “Cold Mountain” opera
Listen 00:48:46Guests: Charles Frazier, Jennifer Higdon, Jay Hunter Morris
On Friday, Opera Philadelphia will stage the east-coast premiere of “Cold Mountain,” based on the National Book Award-winning novel. In this hour of Radio Times, we’ll speak with the author of the novel, CHARLES FRAZIER, along with Pulitzer Prize and Grammy Award-winner JENNIFER HIGDON who composed the music for the opera. We’ll also tenor JAY HUNTER MORRIS, who plays the role of Teague.
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