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Robert Lloyd on Opera

The opera singer says most people of his age feel that the quality of singing has given way to the providing of a dramatic spectacle. His book selection spans Italian opera and revelations of an opera...

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Giles Swayne on Composers’ Lives

British composer on his peers, past and present. "You can have people who are really extremely mediocre with huge careers, and people who are wonderfully good but don’t have wonderful careers. Bach was...

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Phillip Vannini on The Ethnography of Music

The Professor of Communication and Culture enlightens us about musical enthnography — what people do with music, and how they interact with music (and with one another)Read full interview

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Igor Toronyi-Lalic on Classical Music

Editor and expert recommends five books essential to an understanding of classical music. The volume on conductors (often perceived as monsters by musicians) is especially interestingRead full interview

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Nikola Matisic on Opera

The Scandinavian tenor argues Verdi is the greatest. Also, "the opera house in itself is an instrument. You play on the space between the audience and the stage"Read full interview

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Dorian Lynskey on Protest Songs

The journalist and author tells us what happens when protest meets pop music, which book inspired Springsteen and where hip-hop is most potent todayRead full interview

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Santigold on Musical Influences

The singer-songwriter took an unusual route to becoming a performer. She tells us how she got started, how to get what you want in the music business and how an extraordinary range of influences...

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Greil Marcus on Rock Music

Image by Bruce Tuten on FlickrTime to get out your old CDs and LPs. The music journalist picks five books from Bob Dylan’s hinterland to confessions of a rock ’n roll groupie, and explains why good...

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Keith Spera on the Music of New Orleans

Photo by Infrogmation of New OrleansThe author of Groove Interrupted transports us to the world of Fats Domino and Professor Longhair, and tells us how (and where) to sample the city’s unique music...

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Alex Ross on Writing about Music

Image by Ferrari + caballos + fuerza = cerebro Humano  on Flickr"People who care deeply about music want someone out there doing the work of listening to this vast quantity of new music and singling...

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