Steven Schwartz wrote:
>Copland himself pronounced it "RO-dee-o." I heard it from his very own
>lips, more than once.
But Copland was a New Yorker, right? So was I, and I too learned to
pronounce it RO-dee-o. I agree with Dave L: Both pronunciations are
right; it's simply a regional thing. A presenter at a concert would
probably go for ro-DAY-o; sounds much more artistic.
Mitch Friedfeld