Music That Peeks Behind the Veil

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
Women in Iran are prohibited from singing solo in public. But they're everywhere in pop music. Today, we explore the underground market for female singers in the Islamic republic. Also: Composer John Corigliano is among the few "serious" contemporary composers whose appeal has reached beyond the new-music crowd. As he turns 70 this month, we catch up with the Brooklyn-born composer, who is being honored with a festival at the Brooklyn Philharmonic.

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