Minghella, Gondry, Burke
Filmmaker Anthony Minghella tells Kurt Andersen why he wanted to direct Puccini’s classic opera Madame Butterfly at Metropolitan Opera in New York. Visionary director Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Science of Sleep) muses on unrequited love and time machines. And, the soul music legend Solomon Burke talks with Kurt about his new album Nashville, which brings the singer into a new musical genre.
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