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Baldwin and Hampson - No Menthol For You!

Clip: Season 34 | 13m 55s

NY Philharmonic New Year's Eve 2009: Why did baritone Thomas Hampson tell Alec Baldwin to stop eating big bowls of menthol? Sitting down in Hampson's apartment, two artists at the top of their professions talk about Cole Porter, Aaron Copland, and the obligations of a performer to his audience.

Aired: 12/31/09

Rating: TV-G

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