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21st Century Troubadours: Saturday, Feb. 11 | 9pm
February 7, 2023
Musical love letters from Shara Nova’s chamber opera You Us We All are included in this episode.
Long before the days of singer-songwriters, troubadours were writing love songs for the hopeless romantics.
In medieval times, troubadours were poets and musicians who wrote songs about chivalry and courtly love. But of course, love and heartbreak are pretty timeless themes—and composers today are still writing love ballads for the hopeless romantic.
On this Saturday’s episode of Second Inversion, love is in the air and on the airwaves. In anticipation of Valentine’s Day, we’ll hear modern spins on the age-old love ballad. Songs about love, songs about heartbreak—and songs about online dating nightmares.
