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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: Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)

Composer of the Week: Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835): Episode 3: The Art of Recycling

Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)

Episode 3

Episode 3: The Art of Recycling

The Art of Recycling

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835), The Art of Recycling

How a failed opera became successful by recycling music for I Capuleti e I Montecchi.

Donald Macleod explains how Bellini turned his failed opera Zaira into success by recycling material in his reworking of the Romeo and Juliet story: I Capuleti e I Montecchi.

Bellini's opera Zaira was nearly left unperformed due to his librettist Felice Romani refusing to shave his moustache, then considered illegal by the local Palma authorities! Though the opera was a failure, Bellini was able to recycle the best material for his new reworking of the Romeo and Juliet story: I Capuleti e I Montecchi, which went on to be a great success. We learn about the beginnings of his ill health that recurred throughout his short lifetime, and hear four of his songs. Presented by Donald Macleod.

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Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Italian composer Vincenzo Bellini

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Italian composer Vincenzo Bellini, famous for his bel canto era operas

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