Following my appearance on the truncated piece about Wilde on WHYY TV’s Articulate with Jim Cotter (the broadcaster decided against the planned full show on Oscar, but that’s television), I appeared today on Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane, WHYY’s flagship radio interview program, that examines local and national news, current trends, and ideas.
I was a guest along with famed countertenor DAVID DANIELS, who plays the Oscar Wilde in the opera Oscar, and the composer THEO MORRISON, to talk about Wilde and his imprisonment, which is the main theme of the opera.
WHYY’s PBS Radio Times (Air Date: February 9, 2015)
Guests: David Daniels, Theodore Morrison, John Cooper
The new opera Oscar, about the life of legendarily flamboyant writer, Oscar Wilde, is billing itself as the first openly gay opera in history. The show is currently running at Opera Philadelphia, so today we are joined by the star of the show, famed countertenor DAVID DANIELS, who plays the shows titular character. We’re also joined by Oscar’s composer, THEODORE MORRISON, and by Oscar Wilde historian, JOHN COOPER.
Radio Times Episode: The new Oscar Wilde-based opera, “Oscar,” comes to Philadelphia
© John Cooper, 2015.
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