<p>(Operas & Orchestras - in early America) - This week, in another longer episode, we are honoured to be joined by American conductor and music-historian Rick Benjamin, to discuss the history and context of Scott Joplin's only surviving operatic work 'Treemonisha'. Alongside this, we address some misconceptions about the little-known life of the great composer.</p>

(Operas & Orchestras - in early America) - This week, in another longer episode, we are honoured to be joined by American conductor and music-historian Rick Benjamin, to discuss the history and context of Scott Joplin's only surviving operatic work 'Treemonisha'. Alongside this, we address some misconceptions about the little-known life of the great composer.

<p>(Operas &amp; Orchestras - in early America) - This week, in another longer episode, we are honoured to be joined by American conductor and music-historian Rick Benjamin, to discuss the history and context of Scott Joplin's only surviving operatic work 'Treemonisha'. Alongside this, we address some misconceptions about the little-known life of the great composer.</p>

From Rags to Riches - The Journey of Joplin's 'Treemonisha' (with Rick Benjamin)

Take a seat on the mockery cushion and explore a plethora of strange and unexplained incidents from across the globe! 
Join Ben Maloney, Hugh McCarron, and Fay Lenner, as they take an epic journey through world history to discuss cryptic curiosities, unsolved mysteries, and bizarre phenomena that we are yet to understand. Dealing with the surreal, the supernatural and the spine-chilling, this podcast will bring to light peculiar stories you'd never believe, traversing a range of topics from monsters to memory, pistols to pastry, and much more besides. New episodes every Monday!

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Take a seat on the mockery cushion and explore a plethora of strange and unexplained incidents from across the globe! Join Ben Maloney, Hugh McCarron, and Fay Lenner, as they take an epic journey through world history to discuss cryptic curiosities, unsolved mysteries, and bizarre phenomena that we are yet to understand. Dealing with the surreal, the supernatural and the spine-chilling, this podcast will bring to light peculiar stories you'd never believe, traversing a range of topics from monsters to memory, pistols to pastry, and much more besides. New episodes every Monday!

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