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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: Opera-Comique

Composer of the Week: Opera-Comique: Episode 2

Opera-Comique

Episode 2

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Opera-Comique, Episode 2

Donald Macleod and Karen Henson on Opera-Comique's roots in the 18th century.

Donald Macleod is joined by Karen Henson to discuss Parisian Opera-Comique's roots and its growth in the 18th century.

Although Opéra-Comique is often associated with nineteenth century exponents such as Boieldieu, Adam and Auber, its origins belong to much earlier times. In this second programme Donald Macleod and guest Karen Henson discuss Opéra-Comique's roots and look at its growth in the 18th century.

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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Music: Classical: Opera

Donald Macleod is joined by academic Karen Henson explore the world of the Opera-Comique

Donald Macleod and Karen Henson explore the world of the Opera-Comique - a type of opera, an institution and also a building - unravelling the intricacies of 19th-century Parisian operatic life

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