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Robert Siegel talks with John Matisonn, who was NPR's southern Africa correspondent from 1986 to 1991, about Nelson Mandela's unusually generous departure from power. He served one term, then retired — bucking a trend common among many well-known African leaders.

The Supreme Court struck down a key part of the 1965 Voting Rights Act this week. The court said that the standard by which it is determined that some states need preapproval for making changes to voting laws was unconstitutional. So what does it mean for the Department of Justice and states that were affected by the law? Audie Cornish speaks with Bill Yeomans, law professor at American University.

Fifty years ago, Kyu Sakamoto was the face of a new postwar Japan: a clean-cut, 21-year-old pop idol. But professor Ian Condry says that underlying the sweetness of the hit song "Sukiyaki" was a story of sadness and loss.

Conductor candidate Lawrence LohHindemith: Symphonic MetamorphosisSaint-Saens: The Muse and the Poet - Madalyn Parnas, violin; Cicely Parnas, celloElgar:…

The Gun Owners of America says allowing the estimated 11 million immigrants now in the U.S. illegally to become citizens and voters would eventually help Democrats enact more gun control laws.

W. A. Mozart: Cosí fan tutteTeatro Real, MadridTeatro Real Orchestra and ChorusSylvain Cambreling, conductorCAST: Annett Fritsch (Fiordiligi); Paola…

Giuseppe Verdi: Don CarloRoyal Opera House, Covent Garden, LondonRoyal Opera Orchestra and ChorusAntonio Pappano, conductorCAST: Ferruccio Furlanetto…

Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman Teatro San Carlo, NaplesTeatro San Carlo Orchestra and ChorusStefan Anton Reck, conductorCAST: Juha Uusitalo…

Gioachino Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri Teatro Regio, TurinTeatro Regio Orchestra and ChorusDaniele Rustioni, conductorCAST: Daniela Pini (Isabella);…

Benjamin Britten: GlorianaRoyal Opera House, Covent Garden, LondonRoyal Opera Orchestra and ChorusPaul Daniel, conductorCAST: Susan Bullock (Queen…