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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: Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

Composer of the Week: Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924): Episode 2: The Bohemian

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

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Episode 2: The Bohemian

The Bohemian

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), The Bohemian

Donald Macleod explores Puccini's evocation of bohemian life, La boheme.

Donald Macleod focuses on the variety of sources and experiences Puccini drew on to create one of his best-loved operas, La boheme.

Donald Macleod looks at the variety of sources and experiences Puccini drew on to create one of his best loved operas, a sparkling evocation of bohemian life, set in nineteenth century Paris, "La Bohème".

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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