Opera and Literature: PUSHKIN (Part 1)

Published: April 6, 2020, 6:21 p.m.

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Dacia Clay, KING FM Creative Director and host of the Classical Classroom Podcast, chats with Seattle Opera Dramaturg Jonathan Dean about Pushkin, the great Russian poet, novelist, and playwright. Pushkin\\u2019s brilliant works have almost all been transformed into operas, composed by generations of Russian composers. In Part One, Clay and Dean give an overview of Pushkin\\u2019s brief and colorful life. In Part Two, they start discussing the operas, focusing on Boris Godunov and Eugene Onegin.

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