As Nashville Ballet brings back its production Lucy Negro Redux this month, we’re returning to our preview of the music along with Rhiannon Giddens. The episode, from March of 2019, includes exclusive performances from Giddens, Francesco Turrisi, and the author of Lucy Negro, Redux, Nashville’s own Caroline Randall Williams. Listen to the full episode above, or in your favorite podcast app.
Read more about the ballet from our coverage of the premiere at this link.
Giddens hinted at an upcoming album release when she visited 91Classical, and the subsequent release of There is no Other with Francesco Turrisi was emblematic of the start of a beautiful partnership. The album was also the subject of an episode of Classically Speaking. Hear more by clicking this link.