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A Long Way From Milan To Minsk

Nov 2nd, 2008 · For each category given, the answers are things within the category that start with the letters, M, I, N, S and K. For example, given "two-syllable girls' names," the answer could be "Mary, Ingrid, Norma, Sarah and Kathy."

Keywords: Mary · sarah · syllable · Kathy · Milan · Minsk · Norma · Ingrid

Norma Winstone: Britain's Poetic Jazz Singer

Jul 11th, 2008 · The veteran vocalist has a gift for putting the right words to a melody. She wrote some lyrics for her new CD, Distances, and she blends a poem by an Italian filmmaker with music by eccentric French composer Erik Satie.

Keywords: Italian · French · Britain · CD · music · veterans · Jazz · Singer · poems · Composing · filmmakers · vocalist

Love Among the Druids: Bellini's 'Norma'

May 16th, 2008 · Bellini's Norma has entranced audiences, and challenged the greatest sopranos, for more than 175 years. At the Vienna State Opera, Edita Gruberova demonstrates that the title role demands mature artistry as well as pure, vocal prowess.

Keywords: Challenger · Entrance · soprano · Artistry · prowess · Druid · Norma · Vienna State Opera · bellini · emNorma · Edita Gruberova

A Day at the Opera *

Nov 11th, 2007 · Every answer in this week's on-air puzzle is the name of an opera. The clues are in the form of anagrams. For example, if the clue is "moan-plus-R," the answer would be "Norma."

Keywords: Opera · Anagrams · Norma

Textbook Watchdog Norma Gabler Dies

Aug 1st, 2007 · Norma Gabler, who, along with her husband Mel, exerted huge influence over the U.S. textbook industry as a watchdog for material they considered anti-family, has died.

Keywords: husband · industry · Family · watchdog · Mel · textbooks · Gabler · Norma · Norma Gabler

A Story from the Fragments of Civil War ****

Mar 13th, 2007 · "A nation at the edge of the world, a make-believe country outside history." That's how Norma, one of the main characters of Daniel Alarcon's first novel, Lost City Radio thinks of her home country. Alan Cheuse has a review.

Keywords: national · world · country · civil · fragmented · history · novel · Alan Cheuse · Daniel Alarcon · Norma · City Radio