Click on Classical: A thrilling new opera, changes to copyright, composers who were jocks

Every Monday morning, I join John Birge on Classical MPR to talk about stories we're featuring on our website. Here are the stories we'll be discussing today.

On Saturday night, the Minnesota Opera presented the world premiere of The Manchurian Candidate, Kevin Puts's follow-up to his Pulitzer-winning Silent Night. I was there, and it was a ripping good time.

Did you know that the U.S. Copyright Office is proposing major new changes to copyright law? Garrett Tiedemann wrote about what those proposed changes might mean for classical music.

​Composers who were jocks? It's true: many composers have been adept at sports, and the Classical MPR staff know all about these multitalented musicians​.

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