Stewart Figa and Ilya Levinson

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Photo of the New Budapest Orpheum Society
New Budapest Orpheum Society (Photo by Danny Howard)

Norman welcomes a duo from the Chicago New Budapest Orpheum Society for a performance live from WPR’s Buck Studio. Stewart Figa (baritone) and Ilya Levinson (piano) give a taste of the University of Chicago’s “Ensemble-in-Residence.”

The New Budapest Orpheum Society will be performing “A Rare Evening of Yiddish Cabaret” at the Beth Israel Center in Madison on Sunday, May 6.

Vocalist Stewart Figa and pianist Ilya Levinson
Vocalist Stewart Figa and pianist Ilya Levinson – Studio photo by Allen Rieland

Episode Credits

  • Norman Gilliland Host
  • Allen Rieland Technical Director

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