Summary: It's a Menotti two-fer! Lynda McKnight from Houston's Opera in the Heights teaches all about the composer Gian Carlo Menotti and two of his short operas, "The Medium" (not the Patricia Arquette kind), and "The Telephone" (not the Lady Gaga kind). Learn about this versatile 20th century composer and these two drastically different operas. Also, zombies. By the way, Opera in the Heights is staging a "Medium" and "Telephone" double-header through November 7th! For more about them and the show, go to www.operaintheheights.org. Music in this episode: - Gian Carlo Menotti, The Medium. Chicago Opera Theater recording. - Gian Carlo Menotti, The Telephone. BBC Radio Broadcast on YouTube. Audio by Todd "My, My Telephone" Hulslander with psychic readings by Dacia Clay and editing by Mark DiClaudio. For more about Lynda McKnight: www.uh.edu/class/music/faculty-staff/McKnight_L For more Classroom: www.houstonpublicmedia.org/classroom
