Jane Glover Met Benjamin Britten; Now She's conducting His Opera

Aspen Public Radio | By Chris Mohr

Published July 20, 2026 at 4:41 PM MDT

Conductor Jane Glover was a sixteen-year-old schoolgirl when Benjamin Britten invited her to participate in his summer festival. She has conducted his operas many times, and on July 20 and 22, she conducts Brittren's magical work, A Midsummer Night's Dream. APR host Chris Mohr caught up with her to talk about this opera.

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Classical music reporter Chris Mohr has loved classical music since he was twelve. “And I owe it all to radio,” Chris explains. “I grew up in a farm town east of Cleveland. One day I turned on the local classical radio station. They were playing Vivaldi, and it was like the gates of heaven opened up to me!" Chris is also a composer, and is working on a 53-note-to-the-octave oratorio, "Melodies of the Shoreless Sea." This is his 11th summer working for Aspen Public Radio.

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