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Why 'Amahl and the Night Visitors' needs a comeback

Ron Cohen, Robin Young’s former choirmaster, at the WBUR studios. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)
Ron Cohen, Robin Young’s former choirmaster, at the WBUR studios. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

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We revisit Robin Young’s conversation with her former choir director Ron Cohen of J.F.K. High School in Plainville Long Island about why “Amahl and the Night Visitors” should be brought back as a live performance for the holidays.

Ron Cohen and host Robin Young. (Here & Now)

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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