Fishko Files from WNYC

In this Fishko Files WNYC’s Sara Fishko considers Leonard Bernstein’s atypical opera, Trouble in Tahiti. (Produced in 2010)

As WNYC's Sara Fishko tells us, Italian tenor Mario Lanza’s short career hit notes both very high – and very low. Here is the next Fishko Files…

The art of translation has a lot to do with give and take --between two languages, and in this case, two translators.  Here is the next Fishko Files...

WNYC’s Sara Fishko looks at Montgomery Clift’s short and complicated life in this edition of Fishko Files… 

Each year the National Endowment for the Arts awards distinguished jazz musicians with the Jazz Master Award. In this archival edition of Fishko Files (from 2011), WNYC's Sara Fishko listens in on some chat among masters...

This notable date, December 25th, is also the birthday of the exuberant entertainer Cab Calloway of Hi-De-Ho fame. WNYC’s Sara Fishko considers his vibrant legacy in this archival edition of Fishko Files.          WNYC Production Credits... Associate Producer: Laura MayerMix Engineer: Wayne ShulmisterManaging Editor, WNYC News: Karen Frillmann

Movie legend Edith Head was, for decades, Hollywood’s most visible costume designer-- with nearly 1000 films to her credit as well as more Oscars than any other female. WNYC’s Sara Fishko looks at the career of this tiny woman with the big legacy. (Produced in February 2011).     WNYC Production Credits... Associate Producer: Laura MayerMix Engineer: Wayne ShulmisterManaging Editor, WNYC News: Karen Frillmann

A series starting tomorrow at Film Forum will show movies based on the work of four pulp novelists.  One of the four is James M. Cain, and WNYC's Sara Fishko considers Cain's sound and style---in this Fishko Files. The Film Forum series "Chandler, Hammett, Woolrich and Cain," begins December 12th. For more information, visit their website.       WNYC Production Credits... Mix Engineer: Wayne Shulmister Associate Producer: Laura Mayer Managing Editor, WNYC News: Karen Frillmann

Many Russian films of the silent and early sound era have been classics of film history. But the films of Dziga Vertov have dropped in and out of public awareness. WNYC's Sara Fishko has this archival edition of Fishko Files...

As WNYC’s Sara Fishko tells us, millions of children listened to Sergei Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, which used the instruments of the orchestra to evoke its characters and action.  But that’s only part of the story…

More than 50 years ago Newton Minow described television as a "vast wasteland," and the rest is history. WNYC's Sara Fishko tells the story in this edition of Fishko Files...

Sometimes artists, seeking inspiration, find it in the very thing that challenges and haunts them most.  WNYC’s Sara Fishko talked with visual artist Frank Stella, about some very productive pain.  Here's the next Fishko Files.  

With Halloween looming, WNYC's Sara Fishko relates the story of "Isle of The Dead" --a dark, mysterious 19th century painting that captivated a whole generation.  Here is this Fishko Files.  

WNYC’s Sara Fishko takes a quick look at photographer Leo Friedman’s place in Broadway history.

In its day, "Pins and Needles" brought satirical relief to a polarized society. WNYC’s Sara Fishko tells the story.