Nimrod Workman was 77 years old when he first entered the recording studio. More than 50 years later, the young producer who helped capture the tracks remembers his friend’s unparalleled impact.

Composer John Adams and director Peter Sellars describe how they found the character of Joe Cannon in an old mining song from the Gold Rush. ♪ My name it is Joe Bowers ♪ ♪ I got a brother Ike ♪ ♪ Im ...