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All in Scalia/Ginsburg
The audio version of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s new book My Own Words features a special segment on the opera Scalia/Ginsburg, narrated and performed by composer-librettist Derrick Wang and recorded at New York’s Steinway Hall.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s new book My Own Words was released this week. Guess which opera is an entire chapter in it?
The Center for Italian Studies Conference Remembering Justice Antonin Scalia concluded with Derrick Wang’s presentation The Aesthetic Influence of Justices Scalia and Ginsburg.
Retired Polish Constitutional Justice Eva Łętowska writes a two-page article on the relevance of Derrick Wang’s opera Scalia/Ginsburg to both American and Polish law.
The Glimmerglass Festival presents Derrick Wang’s opera Scalia/Ginsburg, starring acclaimed tenor William Burden, on August 4 & 13, 2017.
In memoriam: Justice Antonin Scalia (1936–2016).
Audio: Here & Now’s Robin Young speaks with Scalia/Ginsburg composer Derrick Wang, in an interview featuring audio clips from the opera.
In her official statement from the Supreme Court regarding the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg began with a quote from the opera Scalia/Ginsburg.
“NEW YORK (AP) — Most speakers at large conferences hope they have something topical to add when it's their turn to talk. Derrick Wang has nothing to worry about.”
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg describes Derrick Wang’s opera Scalia/Ginsburg to the AARP community.
‘Scalia/Ginsburg’ is featured three times (!) in New York radio station WQXR’s list of top Ruth Bader Ginsburg opera videos.
“Do you know about this opera ‘Scalia/Ginsburg’ by a talented musician who went to law school?”
