The first two, and last, choruses from John Adams' opera, The Death of Klinghoffer

On 9/11, I was in London, observing John Adams as he coached singers preparing to perform this opera, which probes an earlier, unthinkable, event. Late that
afternoon, after the rehearsal, we heard about New York. The next morning, the group re-assembled. Most of us had direct connections to the part of the city that was hit (my own, first, thoughts were about WNYC, and my friends and colleagues there). Considering the subject of the opera, it was like gathering in the artistic belly of the beast. As if the music had been there already.

Thank you for reimagining yourselves,
WNYC.

Ruth Dreier