Fred Plotkin on Fridays: Mark Rucker
Fred Plotkin, pleasure activist and passionate opera expert, speaks each Friday with fascinating people in the music world. He is the author of Opera 101 and Classical Music 101 and leads opera symposia for New York Times Journeys. In this episode, Fred speaks with baritone and professor of voice at Michigan State University's College of Music, Mark Rucker.
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