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The world of visual arts and opera rarely collide. But the National Gallery of Art and the University of Maryland are undertaking an experimental new opera inspired by five Edward Hopper paintings. We'll look at the unusual collaboration and how the solitary figures painted by Hopper come to life on stage.
Leon Major, Director, "Later the Same Evening"; Artistic Director, The Maryland Opera Studio for the University of Maryland; Professor of Opera, University of Maryland School of Music
Charles Brock, Assistant Curator, American and British Paintings, National Gallery of Art
For more than fifty years, renowned photographer David Plowden has traveled "one step ahead of the wrecking ball," documenting the buildings and backdrops that are disappearing from the American landscape. Plowden joins Kojo to reflect on his career, and the way communities and the visual experience are changing in the twenty-first century.
David Plowden, photographer and visual historian
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