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Betrayal In Brooklyn: 'A View From The Bridge'

Beatrice (Catherine Malfitano) deals with the anger and insecurity of her husband Eddie (Kim Josephson) in A View from the Bridge. Karin Cooper hide caption

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Concerts

Betrayal In Brooklyn: 'A View From The Bridge'

William Bolcom's searing opera, based on a play by Arthur Miller, is a sometimes bleak yet always vivid drama set in the Italian-American community of Red Hook, Brooklyn, in the 1950s.

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From the Top

Wagner, High Notes, and a Ghost in Atlanta

This week, the Atlanta Symphony Hall at the Woodruff Arts Center in Georgia hosts From the Top's young musicians, including the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra performing Wagner, a 17-year-old violinist playing a graceful rag by William Bolcom, and a talented teen tenor singing Gounod. This segment originally aired on May 2, 2007.

Wagner, High Notes, and a Ghost in Atlanta

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Music Interviews

Measha Brueggergosman: Classical Cabaret

Measha Brueggergosman is a young soprano on the rise. Her major label debut, Surprise, features offbeat cabaret songs by Satie and Schoenberg. She describes the CD as "classical music letting its hair down."

Measha Brueggergosman: Classical Cabaret

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