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The Spoleto Saga: Martin

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Redden resigned as general manager in 1991.
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This is the 20th edition of the multi-faceted festival.
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It is the third season without Menotti.
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Menotti departed amid controversy in 1993.
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The Spoleto Saga: Martin talks with Nigel Redden, recently re-installed as the head of the Spoleto Festival U.S.A. Redden resigned as general manager in 1991 after a celebrated falling-out with founder Gian Carlo Menotti. This is the 20th edition of the multi-faceted festival, set in Charleston, South Carolina, and its third season without Menotti, who departed amid controversy in 1993. Redden talks about this year's music highlights and prospects for regaining a more solid footing. 6:50 (repeated from PT

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