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Composer of the Week

Music: Classical

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An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

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

Composer of the Week: Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

Composer of the Week: Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924): Episode 4: A Sea of Misery

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

Episode 4

Episode 4: A Sea of Misery

A Sea of Misery

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), A Sea of Misery

Donald Macleod focuses on the exotic sounds Puccini created for Madam Butterfly.

Donald Macleod focuses on the exotic sounds Puccini created for his east Asian tale of love and loss, Madam Butterfly.

Donald Macleod explores the exotic soundworld Puccini created for "Madam Butterfly", a tale of love and loss set in the Far East, his final collaboration with the creators of three of his most successful operas, librettists Giacosa and Illica.

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 work of Giacomo Puccini

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