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Composer of the Week

Music: Classical

Kate Molleson

An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

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

Composer of the Week: Francesco Cavalli

Composer of the Week: Francesco Cavalli: Episode 4: An Invitation from Cardinal Mazarin

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Francesco Cavalli

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Episode 4: An Invitation from Cardinal Mazarin

An Invitation from Cardinal Mazarin

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Francesco Cavalli, An Invitation from Cardinal Mazarin

Donald Macleod explores the demise of Cavalli's career in opera.

Donald Macleod explores the demise of Cavalli's operatic career following his visit to France in 1660 to compose an opera for the marriage of Louis XIV.

In the late 1650s, Cavalli received one of the highest honours of all, an invitation from Cardinal Mazarin to compose an opera for one of the dynastic and political events of the century - the marriage of Louis XIV of France. Things didn't go quite as well as Cavalli had hoped, however, and Donald Macleod takes us through the composer's ill-fated visit to France, and his subsequent demise in the realms of opera.

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 explores the life and music of unsung baroque hero Francesco Cavalli

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of unsung baroque hero Francesco Cavalli, best known for composing more than 40 operas

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