The New Social Environment#571
While There’s Light: An Opera by Vincent Katz and Sarah Sarhandi
Featuring Rachel Levitsky, Loré Lixenberg, Katz, Sarhandi, and Bill Bankes-Jones
1 p.m. Eastern / 10 a.m. Pacific
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Poet Rachel Levitsky, mezzo-soprano Loré Lixenberg, poet Vincent Katz, and musician Sarah Sarhandi join opera director Bill Bankes-Jones for a conversation. We conclude with a poetry reading by Valerie Hsiung.
In this talk
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Rachel Levitsky
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Loré Lixenberg
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Vincent Katz
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Sarah Sarhandi
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Bill Bankes-Jones
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The Rail has a tradition of ending our conversations with a poetry reading, and we’re fortunate to have Valerie Hsiung reading.
Valerie Hsiung
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