Our beautiful country the despairing chorus of civil war dead from Act 2 of Jennifer Higdon s opera Cold Mountain based on Charles Frazier s civil war novel we heard Miguel harsh but boy a conduct a sad if a opera orchestra and chorus. It s 5 minutes after 7 o clock here in the opera box with Ronnie del a k g n u And I ve got a playlist of soldiers and sailors in opera which can range from the very dramatic to the humorous and to the bowls full and dashing which is where we begin war and the lives of soldiers are sometimes romanticized Perhaps that s the result of the precariousness of a soldier s existence soldiers must adopt a devil may care attitude and enjoy life when one can. Such a scene is portrayed similarly by 2 French composers both illustrating Curtis fast in the story the philosopher Faust is walking with Mephistopheles the devil s agent there discussing the meaning of existence when they happen upon a group of soldiers singing about the glories of war here is that moment
Trump cheered the stock market gains but later poured cold water on the idea any agreement had been reached China and the u.s. Have been talking about a limited trade deal and Trump says he s still hoping for a signing ceremony possibly in Iowa or another farm state that stands to benefit from a resumption of agricultural purchases by China unless there s a truce called in the next month or so the u.s. Is preparing to impose another round of tariffs retailers expect a surge of imports before that in an effort to beat the levies Scott Horsley n.p.r. News Washington global financial markets mostly hires investors wait for any additional word on the trade dispute between the u.s. And China the major markets in Europe gaining ground shares in Asia mostly higher in Hong Kong shares are up 4 tenths of a percent amid the ongoing anti-government protests there and from Washington this is n.p.r. News. Palestinian militants in Gaza are responding to a pair of Israeli air strikes that targeted s
In officials in Francis Sweden and Austria as N.P.R. s Deborah Amos reports 5 Syrians with their lawyers filed a complaint to a war crimes unit at a police station and a slow the torture victims live in Norway the Syrian officials named are in Damascus a case could go forward under universal jurisdiction a legal concept that allows for crimes against humanity cases general or Patrick croaker in Oslo for the filing says Norway has an obligation to take this case but the 1st case that harm could be piled in Norway there are a lot of survivors that demand you to go forward a war crimes case in Germany against a Syrian official is expected to go on trial next year Deborah Amos n.p.r. News this is n.p.r. . Former President Jimmy Carter s scheduled to undergo surgery this morning at a hospital in Georgia the procedures intended to reduce swelling in his brain caused by bleeding due to recent falls carders 95 he s fallen at least 3 times this year the last time causing a minor fracture to hi
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The. The. The the. Are. Or are. Or are. Our. The. Our there. The Or or. The. The. The. The the. Emanuel Ax playing the 1st Rhapsody for piano by Brahms on c.p.r. Classical good evening thanks for tuning in tonight I m Marilyn coolly and I have some of Edvard Grieg s piano pieces later this hour arranged for orchestra and a la la by as we get closer to night music 3 hours of relaxing classical music we have for you e.g. Evening from 9 to midnight and now Mozart He wrote an Oboe Concerto for a guy he didn t know very well but his boss said he had to and later Mozart was commissioned to write a couple of flute concertos so he rearranged the Oboe Concerto one of those for which he then didn t get paid because it wasn t originally written for float today both flute and oboe get to play this piece this is the original version on c.p.r. Classical. Oh. Please. Please. Please please. Please. Please way at Man. Please. Know. The. Way I play Let. Her. Loose. Room. Man. C C C New. 2 2. P