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For decades, singer Tony Bennett was a class unto himself and a bastion of The American Songbook. He has died at the age of 96.Bennett delighted his fans around the globe with timeless classics such as "Because of You," "Rags to Riches," and his signature song, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco." From success as a crooner through his generation-spanning duets, his career was remarkable for both its constancy and duration.Joe Donahue spoke with Tony Bennett in 2014, prior to a concert he was performing at Tanglewood. We air a portion of that conversation this morning in memoriam.

Dr. Rachel Levine is currently the secretary of health in Pennsylvania, where she leads the state's fight against COVID-19.

Bennett continued performing even after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2016. Now, at 95, he will retire, following doctor's orders. Bennett spoke with Terry Gross in 1982, 1991 and 1998.

"I think people fear what they don't understand," says Levine, assistant secretary for health and the first openly transgender person to serve in a Senate-confirmed position.

Grammy Award-winning artist Alicia Keys and Pulitzer Prize-finalist playwright Kristoffer Diaz, along with Tony nominated director Michael Greif and Tony nominated choreographer Camille A. Brown bring their collective talents to the exhilarating new coming-of-age Broadway musical: "Hell's Kitchen." It’s currently in previews at The Schubert Theatre, opening on April 20, after a sold-out and extended-run at The Public Theatre off-Broadway last fall into early this year. Kristoffer Diaz is a playwright, librettist, screenwriter, and educator.

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Democratic Rep. Sandy Levin, ranking minority member of the Ways and Means Committee, who monitored Trans-Pacific Partnership talks and advocated changes to the deal.

By Carrie Saldohttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-519106.mp3Lenox, Massachusetts – Ask Boston Symphony Music Director…

Levine leads the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.

: Artistic Director MAURICE LEVINE. For 26 years he has been director of the 92nd Y's "Lyrics & Lyricist" series. It spotlights American lyricists and composers like Alan Jay lerner, Stephen Sondheim, and Dorothy Fields. The series has consistantly been a sell-out. LEVINE has also served as musical director/conductor/vocal arranger for Broadway shows and produced for television. Many of the "Lyrics & Lyricists" programs are available on CD, including "An Evening with Johnny Mercer" also Sheldon Harnick, Alan Jay Lerner, Sammy Kahn, and Kander and Ebb. (On the DRG label).

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-734167.mp3Boston, MA – Doctors say the cyst removed from Boston Symphony Orchestra…