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Sergio Mendes
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Brazilian bandleader Sergio Mendes introduced bossa nova to American audiences in the 60s. More recently, he became the signature sound of Starbucks. He joins us to talk about his new album, his second in collaboration with producer will.i.am of Black Eyed Peas. The new record, Encanto, features several other guests ...
City Opera Slims Down for Big Plans
Thursday, June 12, 2008
A radical makeover is planned for New York City Opera. Goodbye Puccini and Verdi, hello "Brokeback Mountain," the opera. Washington Post classical music critic Anne Midgette asks whether it will succeed. And: a conversation with Brazilian pianist and bandleader Sergio Mendes, the man who introduced bossa nova to American audiences ...
