686 New Orleans by Foot; The Orchestra Conductor
Travel with Rick Steves
Rick Steves
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🗓️ 20 August 2022
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Tour guides from New Orleans examine the historical, musical, and culinary elements that make their city one of the most exceptional places anywhere in North America. They also share their top recommendations for exploring the city and discuss the merits of a pay-what-you-like model for city walking tours. And an associate conductor with the Seattle Symphony gives us a view from the conductor's podium while describing some of his favorite US venues for reveling in live classical-music performances.
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| 0:00.0 | It's true what they say about New Orleans. |
| 0:02.6 | So it has this character, depending on where exactly in the South you grow up, |
| 0:06.8 | as a very important place, but one that's like kind of borderline forbidden. |
| 0:10.8 | A pair of tour guides share what they love about their city, |
| 0:13.8 | where great hardship and great joy have lived side by side for centuries. |
| 0:18.2 | They'll set us straight on what's Creole and what's Cajun |
| 0:21.0 | and recommend neighborhoods to visit for the lively music, food and people |
| 0:24.6 | that have been making New Orleans feel special for more than 300 years. |
| 0:28.8 | This is a city that wants to preserve its culture |
| 0:31.8 | and has such a unique culture when you're looking at it in regards to the rest of the United States. |
| 0:37.4 | The next time you're at a symphony, take a glance at the audience around you. |
| 0:40.8 | We've got 2,500 people sitting in a concert hall and complete silence |
| 0:43.8 | going through this emotional journey together. |
| 0:45.8 | A young conductor tells us about his role as guest maestro at venues around the world. |
| 0:50.8 | Come along as we explore the work of the conductor and the neighborhoods of New Orleans. |
| 0:55.8 | It's traveled with Rick Steves. |
| 0:59.8 | He's conducted the orchestra in Baltimore, Seattle, St. Louis, Nashville, Rochester, |
| 1:04.8 | Amarillo, Spartanburg, Sao Paulo and even at Carnegie Hall. |
| 1:09.8 | Maestro Lee Mills shares his enthusiasm for classical music |
| 1:12.8 | and a little bit on today's travel with Rick Steves. |
| 1:15.8 | But our first stop is New Orleans. |
| 1:17.8 | In the company of a pair of local walking tour guides to show us |
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