Jimmy Iovine, Donal Ryan, Glyndebourne Opera Cup, Spring equinox poems
Record producer Jimmy Iovine, author Donal Ryan, the Glyndebourne Opera Cup competition and spring equinox poetry from Caleb Femi and Jackie Kay.
Bruce Springsteen, John Lennon and Patti Smith are just a few of the artists who trusted an inexperienced recording engineer, Jimmy Iovine, at the controls of their albums in the '70s. Iovine discusses a new documentary series The Defiant Ones, in which he looks back at 40 years in the record business: from those early beginnings, teaming up with hip hop artist Dr Dre, creating the Beats audio brand and running Apple Music.
Award-winning Irish novelist Donal Ryan on his fifth novel, From a Low and Quiet Sea, which tells the story of three men, from war-torn Syria to small-town Ireland. Three apparently disparate stories that come together in the most unexpected of ways.
An international competition for young singers, The Glyndebourne Opera Cup is being televised this week. Samira talks Maria Mot, one of the jury, about what she's looking for in such a wide range of voices and styles and its appeal to a younger audience of opera aficionados.
Today is the spring equinox and through the day Radio 4 has been broadcasting new poems to mark the (official) start of the season when life quickens. On Front Row we welcome, with a poem each, Caleb Femi, the Young People's Laureate for London, and Scotland's Makar Jackie Kay.
Presenter Samira Ahmed
Producer Harry Parker.
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Spring equinox poems: Caleb Femi
Duration: 03:02
Jimmy Iovine
Duration: 12:00
Donal Ryan
Duration: 06:35
Glyndebourne Opera Cup
Duration: 05:37
Jimmy Iovine
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The Defiant Ones, a 4-part documentary series about Jimmy Iovine's creative and business partnership with Dr Dre is available from Netflix from 23 March 2018.
Images:
Main image above: Dr Dre (Left) and Jimmy Iovine
Image credit: Elsa/Getty Images
Image to the left: Jimmy Iovine聽 - Image credit: Gari Askew
Donal Ryan
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Donal Ryan's bookis out on 22 March 2018 in hardback, or as a eBook or Audio download.
Image: Dona Ryan
Image credit: Anthony Woods
Glyndebourne Opera Cup
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semi finals are on 22 March 2018 at Glyndebourne, Lewes, East Sussex.聽 The finals are on 24 March 2018.
The competition is shown in a three-part television series starting on 22 March 2018 on Sky Arts.
Image: The Glyndebourne site
Image credit: Bill Hunter
Credits
Role Contributor Presenter Samira Ahmed Producer Harry Parker Interviewed Guest Jimmy Iovine Interviewed Guest Donal Ryan Interviewed Guest Maria Mot Interviewed Guest Caleb Femi Interviewed Guest Jackie Kay Broadcast
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