Working: Why Opera Composer Jake Heggie Writes Music by Hand
b'This week, host June Thomas talks to composer Jake Heggie, who the Wall Street Journal described as \\u201carguably the world\\u2019s most popular 21st-century opera and art song composer.\\u201d In the interview, Jake talks about how he fell in love with opera and why he composes all his work on manuscript paper by hand. He also discusses his recent work, Songs for Murdered Sisters, which he created with the help of writer Margaret Atwood and singer Joshua Hopkins.\\xa0\\nAfter the interview, June and co-host Rumaan Alam talk about Joshua\\u2019s refined artistic instincts. Then they help a listener who wants to start publishing fiction again after a long break.\\xa0\\nSend your questions about creativity and any other feedback to working@slate.com or give us a call at (304) 933-9675.\\xa0\\nPodcast production by Cameron Drews.\\nIf you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Big Mood, Little Mood\\u2014and you\\u2019ll be supporting the work we do here on Working. Sign up now at slate.com/workingplus.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'