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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Composer Jennifer Higdon's Opera

WRTI Your Classical and Jazz Source
Published June 30, 2012 at 11:00 AM EDT
Jennifer Higdon and her cat, Beau.
Jennifer Higdon and her cat, Beau.

Philadelphia-based composer Jennifer Higdon has begun writing her first opera. Based on the novel Cold Mountain, it will be her sole creative pursuit for the next three years. WRTI's Jim Cotter speaks with the world-renowned composer.
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