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Spirit of the Age

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

Librettist Pietro Metastasio had an extraordinary influence on the course of 18th-century opera, and his gift for unfolding "all the passions of the human heart" inspired hundreds of composers to set his texts to music. George Pratt and Richard Lawrence introduce works by Handel, Hasse, Mozart and Vivaldi reflecting the many aspects of Metastasian poetry. Producer Kate Bolton

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Unknown:
Pietro Metastasio
Music:
George Pratt
Music:
Richard Lawrence
Producer:
Kate Bolton
Source: Radio Times

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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