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Composer of the Week

Music: Classical

An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Verismo

Composer of the Week: Verismo: Episode 4

Verismo

Episode 4

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Verismo, Episode 4

Donald Macleod explores the changing tastes in post-unification Italy.

Donald Macleod considers whether the experience of flight to the cities during the post-unification years in Italy informed works like Puccini's La boheme.

The years following unification were difficult times for many Italians, with huge numbers abandoning rural life and moving to the cities. 
Donald Macleod and Roger Parker consider whether these experiences informed works like Puccini's La Bohème and how well themes like this catered to the changing tastes of audiences.

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.

Donald Macleod and Italian opera expert Roger Parker explore the influence of verismo

Donald Macleod is joined by Italian opera expert Roger Parker to explore the influence of verismo - a mode of realism - in opera, from Verdi to the present day

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