From Rags to Mozart to Queens

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
A look into the twisting life of Lorenzo Da Ponte. Find out how he went from living in poverty in Venice, to becoming Mozart’s librettist to running a grocery store in New York. Then a conversation with Joe Lovano, one of the premiere saxophonists of our time. And Konono Number One, a group of Congolese musicians who specialize in trance music. They'll perform live in-studio.

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