In the second episode of Joe Straus's series on old age and music, he analyzes old characters in opera, the stereotypes often assigned to them, and the ramifications of those stereotypes on old people in real life. This episode was produced by Katrina Roush.SMT-Pod Theme music by Zhangcheng Lu; Closing music "hnna" by David Voss. "Night Thoughts" by Aaron Copland was performed by Han Chen. For supplementary materials on this episode and more information on our authors and composers, check out our website:&nbsp;<a href="https://smt-pod.org/episodes/season01/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://smt-pod.org/episodes/season01/</a>.

Sonic Identity, Imitation, and Critical Listening in Popular Music - Matthew Ferrandino

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