Conversations

Matthew Aucoin & Megan Amram

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Composer, conductor, pianist, and writer Matthew Aucoin joins comedy writer and performer Megan Amram in conversation. Best known for his operas, Aucoin is the Los Angeles Opera’s first artist-in-residence and has been commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and NPR's This American Life. Amram currently works on The Good Place and has written for the series Transparent, Silicon Valley, Parks and Recreation, and The Simpsons, as well as for publications such as the New Yorker and McSweeney’s.

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