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Composer of the Week: Chabrier

BBC Radio 3
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4/5. Despite his talent for writing light opera, Emmanuel Chabrier 's obsession was grand opera. Brisei's, his last offering in the genre, was the work he saw as his masterpiece. Donald Macleod examines the history of this opera. Repeated from Thursday at 12 noon

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Emmanuel Chabrier
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Donald MacLeod
Source: Radio Times

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