Lotfi Mansouri: Opera for a New Century

Recorded April 22, 2001

G U E S T S:

This year marks Lotfi Mansouri's final season as General Director of the San Francisco Opera. With productions seen at opera houses throughout the world, Mansouri is among the vanguard of international opera directors. His innovations have changed the face of opera for years to come. Hear him talk about his personal triumphs, the adaptation of modern themes for contemporary operas, and whether the classical arts will survive in a new century.

The Very Rev. Alan Jones

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