Arts Desk
Throughout the week
Listen to WRTI's Arts Desk features for a daily look into music in the Philadelphia region.
Latest Episodes
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David Patrick Stearns takes us to two new Shakespeare productions: the Opera Company of Philadelphia's Otello at the Academy of Music, and Macbeth at the…
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As the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia begins it's new season, Jim Cotter speaks with Dirk Brosse, the ensemble's new music director.And we speak with…
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Susan Lewis considers a new multi-venue exhibition celebrating 20th-century Pennsylvania sculptor and furniture maker Wharton Esherick.Jim Cotter speaks…
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Jim Cotter speaks with Jeri Lynne Johnson as the highly regarded local conductor begins her second season as music director of the Black Pearl Chamber…
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Susan Lewis considers various experimental theater productions in this year's Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe.David Patrick Stearns…
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David Patrick Stearns profiles Tony Bennett. The legendary crooner performs at the Mann Center on August 28th, 2010.Susan Lewis considers this year's…
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We listen back to Jim Cotter's interview with the legendary playwright Edward Albee.Susan Lewis makes sense of scents with a visit to an exhibition about…
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Susan Lewis considers the intersection of environmentalism and art with a visit to the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education and the Asian Arts…
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Jim Cotter speaks with Conrad Anker. His 2007 expedition to Mt. Everest to retrace the steps of the 1920s British explorer George Mallory is the subject…
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Jim Cotter discusses the Philadelphia Orchestra's finances with CEO Alison Vulgamore and CFO Mario Mestichelli.Susan Lewis explores the Philadelphia…