Making Opera Out Of The Scalia/Ginsburg Relationship

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February 16, 2016

Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg ride an elephant in India in 1994. (Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States)

Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia (left) and Ruth Bader Ginsburg (right) wait for the beginning of the taping of "The Kalb Report" April 17, 2014 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Despite their political and ideological differences, the late Justice Antonin Scalia and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg were lifelong friends who shared a love of opera.

That relationship inspired composer Derrick Wang to write the one-act opera, "Scalia/Ginsburg," using court opinions as source material.

Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with Derrick Wang about his work.

Guest

Derrick Wang, composer, librettist, and lyricist. He tweets @WhatDerrickSaid.

This segment aired on February 16, 2016.