Visions of Sound

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
Artist Christopher Janney has designed sound installations for Boston's Museum of Science, the New York City subway, and the Miami Heat basketball arena. Today he joins singer David Byrne to discuss the connections between music and architecture. Also: Composer Olga Neuwirth has created an opera based on David Lynch's cult film "Lost Highway." Finally: Just as Hollywood has come to the opera stage, opera is showing renewed signs of life in Los Angeles. We find out why.

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