Courtney Bryan

In adapting Tennessee Williams' Southern Gothic drama 'Suddenly Last Summer' for the operatic stage, Courtney Bryan waded in the water and listened to the birds. She explains why in an interview with Nate Chinen.

From the intimate drama of a new chamber opera to the full-throated spectacle of Carmina burana, the expressive potential of the human voice is on full display in this week’s Fanfare.

Tune in on Sept. 6 from 3-6 p.m. to hear Sunday Classical: New Releases. Host Mark Pinto will play highlights from a number of recent albums, including a rhythmic release from PUBLIQuartet; an album for two saxophones featuring Otis Murphy and Masaki Tadenuma; and solo piano releases from Bruce Liu, Jimin Oh-Havenith, and Peter Donohoe.

In this week's Fanfare, we're featuring Dalia Stasevska and Emanuel Ax with The Philadelphia Orchestra, pianists Cynthia Raim and Lydia Artymiw, a tribute concert to Lucia Dlugoszewski presented by Bowerbird and more.

A New Orleans-based composer and pianist, Courtney Bryan sees her work as a form of truth-telling.