The Poetry of Opera

The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Dana Gioia joins in to discuss his new book, Weep, Shudder, Die: On Opera and Poetry

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Intro music by Jack Bauerlein. 

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