Original version

BBC Radio 3 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced Third Programme.

BBC Radio 3

Radio 3

Migrated podcast image for: Composer Of The Week

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: Georges Bizet (1838-1875)

Composer of the Week: Georges Bizet (1838-1875): Episode 3: Back to Paris

Discussion & Talk

Factual: Arts, Culture & the Media

Georges Bizet (1838-1875)

Episode 3

Episode 3: Back to Paris

Back to Paris

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Georges Bizet (1838-1875), Back to Paris

Donald Macleod focuses on the years after Bizet's return from Rome.

Donald Macleod focuses on the years after Bizet's return from Rome, which were characterised by false starts and anxious self-doubt.

Donald Macleod continues his exploration of the life and work of Georges Bizet. The years after Bizet's return from Rome are characterised by false starts and an anxious self-doubt. He abandoned many grand projects and those stage works he completed met with a decidedly lukewarm reception. In this programme we'll hear from three of Bizet's operas on the way to Carmen - La Jolie Fille de Perth, Djamileh and The Pearl Fishers - as well as a version of Carmen unlike any other. 
 
Producer Martin Williams.

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 Georges Bizet

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Georges Bizet, a pianist and composer, known for writing operas such as Carmen and The Pearl Fishers

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Composer of the Week

Georges Bizet (1838-1875)

Episode 3: Back to Paris

Genres

Formats

Brand

Series

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3