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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: Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Composer of the Week: Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901): Episode 3: Paris

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Episode 3

Episode 3: Paris

Paris

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Paris

Donald Macleod explores Verdi's two grand operas written expressly for Paris.

Donald Macleod explores Verdi's two grand operas written expressly for Paris, which took full advantage of the extravagant resources available.

Donald Macleod looks at the pros and cons of writing grand opera for Paris with its tradition of lengthy ballet interludes, spectacular sets and lavish costumes, and plays highlights from Verdi's two grand operas written expressly for Paris, which took full advantage of the extravagant resources at his disposal. 

Don Carlos ballet music (extract) 
Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House 
Conductor, James Levine 

Macbeth ballet music 
Berlin Phiharmonic Orchestra 
Conductor, Claudio Abbado

Les Vêpres siciliennes (Act II extract)
Robert ..... Michael Rippon (baritone)
Jean Procida ..... Ayhan Baran (bass) 
Thibault ..... Gerald English (tenor)
Daniéli ..... Bernard Dickerson (tenor)
Hélène ..... Jacqueline Brumaire (soprano)
BBC Chorus and Concert Orchestra
Conductor, Mario Rossi

Don Carlos (extracts) 
Don Carlos ..... Richard Margison (tenor)
Rodrigo ..... Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone)
Elisabeth ..... Galina Gorchakova (soprano)
Philip ..... Roberto Scandiuzzi (bass)
Count Lerma ..... Robin Leggate (tenor)
Eboli ..... Olga Borodina (mezzo)
Grand Inquisitor ..... Robert Lloyd
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Conductor, Bernard Haitink.

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Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Giuseppe Verdi

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Giuseppe Verdi, a leading figure in 19th-century Italian opera

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