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Opera Factory of Chicago (c. 1980’s)

June 10, 2022, 11:00 pm

Portrait of Émilie Ambre as Carmen, 1880 by Édouard Manet (Source philamuseum.org collection object 59866)

Studs Terkel’s visitors from the Opera Factory of Chicago demonstrate the Spanish light opera art form of Zarzuela in this musical hour from the 1980’s. The guests include the ensemble’s founder and artistic, Blanche Lewis; singers Donna Sadlicka, William Diana, Ana Maria Alvarez, and Ernesto Valenzuela; conductor Alfredo Munar, and pianist Celeste Rue.

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Studs Terkel (1912-2008) radically redefined the concept of radio interviews. For 45 years starting in 1952, WFMT was his homebase. His daily radio show was a pillar of WFMT’s programming, with its eclectic and astute mix of music and conversation. Studs juxtaposed interviews with the many of the 20th century’s most significant figures with the voices of uncelebrated, working people from Chicago. As a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Studs helped established oral history as a popular and socially ambitious literary genre. Some of his titles include: Division Street, Hard Times, Working, Race and And They All Sang (Adventures of an Eclectic Disc Jockey). Studs was also a recipient of the National Book Award.

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Opera Factory of Chicago (c. 1980’s)