Monday, October 5, 2020 - In the most ambitious operatic commission to emerge from the global pandemic, the newly formed Decameron Opera Coalition, featuring nine US-based companies and one creative team, will premiere Tales from a Safe Distance with a multi-week virtual release. The FM Opera Company is one of the participants, and here to tell us more is the opera’s general director, David Hamilton. ~~~ This week Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris debate in Salt Lake City. Mark Trahant shares a commentary on the curious relationship between the office of Vice President and Indian Country. ~~~ Dr. Avish Nagpal is an infectious disease specialist at Sanford. He visits with John Harris in this excerpt of the Prairie Pulse television show.
"Tales From a Safe Distance" ~ Sanford Doctor Avish Nagpal
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