Oct 17th, 2008 · Anne-Sophie Mutter is one of the busiest musicians around, complete with new recordings, new pieces to premiere and seemingly endless concert tours. But when she's relaxing at home in Germany, she lists Ella Fitzgerald and La Bohème among her musical favorites.
Sep 7th, 2007 · Composer Nicholas Maw has turned William Styron's searing novel Sophie's Choice into a brilliant and moving opera. World of Opera presents the work's American premiere, from the Washington National Opera.
Jul 19th, 2007 · Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter has been making her way through all of Mozart's major violin works. She stopped by the studio, with her longtime pianist and collaborator Lambert Orkis, to play selections from Mozart's Violin Sonatas.
Feb 3rd, 2007 · A memorial service for Pulitzer Prize-winning author William Styron was held Friday in New York. He died late last year at the age of 81. The author of >Sophie's Choice lived in New York with his wife Rose. But the couple also spent a lot of time overseas, including Paris, where the Styrons lived in the 1950's. Rose Styron recently returned to the French capital for the first time without her husband and spoke about the experience.
Nov 2nd, 2006 · William Styron, the celebrated American novelist, died Wednesday at 81. Styron, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his 1967 book The Confessions of Nat Turner, may be best known for Sophie's Choice. Our book critic, Alan Cheuse, has a remembrance.
Jun 26th, 2004 · NPR's Scott Simon talks to actor Kevin Kline, who stars as Cole Porter in the new motion picture about the man and his music, De-Lovely. Kline made a stunning dramatic film debut in Sophie's Choice, but he may be best known for his roles in the film comedies A Fish Called Wanda and In and Out. He's also won Tony Awards for his Broadway performances in On the 20th Century and Pirates of Penzance.