Cather's Obituary
Although Cather's name is often associated with Nebraska, she lived in other places as well. Read this obituary from the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, 25 April 1947. Music and literature seem to have been closely related in Cather's life. What is your opinion about the relationship between music and literature? Record your thoughts in the Web Links Activity Log.

A Wagner Matinée
This site dramatizes stories by American women writers for national radio broadcast. It contains a broadcast of "A Wagner Matinée," a synopsis and literary interpretation of the work, historical background, and a brief biography of Cather. Listen to the broadcast and discuss with classmates how the experience of hearing the radio play differed from that of reading the story.

Music History 102: Richard Wagner
Read the biographical information on this site to find out why Richard Wagner is considered a brilliant composer. Listen to a sample from his opera Tristan and Isolde, one of the pieces Clark and his aunt heard at the matinée, and discuss with a partner the emotions this music might have stirred in the two main characters of the story.