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Novel gets new life through opera

If you hear the word "opera" and think of a stuffy art form with horned helmets and a large singing lady,well, think again. 

A new opera, co-commissioned by the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, is based on Lois Lowry’s  The Giver—a popular, but controversial novel about a dystopian society that’s embraced “sameness.” From Kansas City, Laura Spencer reports.

The Lyric Opera of Kansas City presents The Giver, for schools on January 12 & 13, and the public on January 14 at the Rose Theatre at Rockhurst High School.  Author Lois Lowry  will also speak after each performance.

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Columbia’s a pretty bicycle-friendly place to live—be it the commuters navigating downtown traffic or weekend riders on the MKT trail. This week’s Sonic ID features Mark Bendel on the city’s bike culture.

Scarlett Robertson joined KBIA as a producer in February 2011. She studied psychology at Lake Forest College and holds a masters degree in journalism from Syracuse University. Scarlett began her professional career in psychology, jumped to magazines and then came to her senses and shifted to public radio. She has contributed to NPR member stations WAER in Syracuse, KUT in Austin and Chicago’s WBEZ.