Podcasts at Penn State

Actress Leah Allers, who plays Amneris in the production of Elton John and Tim Rice’s AIDA coming November 28 and 29 to Eisenhower Auditorium, speaks with John Rafacz of the Center for the Performing Arts Marketing and Communications Department about the rock ’n’ roll retelling of an ancient love story. The podcast is 11 minutes and 51 seconds in length, and the file size is 13.6 MB.

Hear excerpts of the Denon Records CD of W. A. Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5 in A performed by the Salzburg Chamber Soloists. The ensemble’s November 15 performance at Schwab Auditorium is scheduled to include works by W. A. Mozart, Leopold Mozart, and Shostakovich. In addition, guest cellist Katharina Gross joins the soloists in a performance of Finnish composer Aulis Sallinen’s The Nocturnal Dances of Don Juan Quixote. The podcast is 10 minutes and 25 seconds in length, and the file size is 11.9 MB.

Actress Elizabeth Pawlowski, who portrays Ulla in the production of THE PRODUCERS coming to Eisenhower Auditorium November 3 to 5, speaks with John Rafacz of the Center for the Performing Arts Marketing and Communications Department about being in a touring production, playing a physically demanding role, and working in a laugh-a-minute live show. The podcast is 13 minutes and 7 seconds in length, and the file size is 15 MB.

Hear excerpts of Prokofiev piano concertos conducted by Valery Gergiev and performed by Russia’s Kirov Orchestra with soloist Alexander Toradze. The orchestra, conducted by Gergiev, performs a Shostakovich symphony and a Tchaikovsky concerto, with Toradze at the piano, in concert October 26 at Penn State’s Eisenhower Auditorium. The podcast is 5 minutes and 50 seconds in length, and the file size is 6.7 MB.