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Maria Callas, The Legend Who Lived for Her Art

Soprano Maria Callas, rehearsing for her title role in Medea at Covent Garden in London, in 1959. John Franks/Getty Images hide caption

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Maria Callas, The Legend Who Lived for Her Art

The opera star died 30 years ago. But you'd hardly know she was gone, judging from the steady stream of releases from her record company. It's a testament to the lasting appeal of a great artist.

Maria Callas, The Legend Who Lived for Her Art

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Wednesday

Bruce Springsteen On Pete Seeger: In The Audience At Asbury Park

Bruce Springsteen rehearses with his Seeger Sessions Band at the Convention Hall in Asbury Park, N.J., in 2006, in preparation for a tour behind the album We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions. New York Daily News Archive/NY Daily News via Getty Images hide caption

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Bruce Springsteen On Pete Seeger: In The Audience At Asbury Park

Melissa Block shares the view from her seat at a 2006 Bruce Springsteen concert, ahead of a tour to support We Shall Overcome: an album of songs made famous by folk legend Pete Seeger.

Springsteen Speaks: The Music of Pete Seeger

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Thursday

The Singer People Loved to Hate: 'Callas Forever'

Soprano Maria Callas arrives at Idlewild Airport in New York, in 1958. Keystone/Hulton Archive / Getty Images hide caption

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The Singer People Loved to Hate: 'Callas Forever'

The polarizing opera singer may be gone, but she is not forgotten. Callas died 27 years ago. When she was alive and singing, she was the opera diva many people enjoyed criticizing.

The Singer People Loved to Hate: 'Callas Forever'

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Sunday

Sunday

The NPR 100: 'St. Louis Blues'

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The NPR 100: 'St. Louis Blues'

Margaret Howze reports on the song's background and its definitive 1925 recording by Bessie Smith.

The NPR 100: 'St. Louis Blues'

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Sunday