Donald Macleod focuses on a keyboard concerto dedicated to one of Paisiello's most prestigious pupils and the opera which became his biggest hit. Show more

Donald Macleod introduces two new operas Paisiello wrote after his return to Naples in 1784 - La Daunia Felice and I Giuochi d'Agrigento. Show more

Donald Macleod discusses Paisiello's warm friendship with Napoleon Bonaparte and presents music from the composer's final years, when Naples was under French rule. Show more

Donald Macleod introduces excerpts from two Paisiello comic operas - Don Chisciotte della Mancia and La Frascatana - with which he launched his international career. Show more

Donald Macleod discovers how Paisiello and his comic operas were received after the composer was appointed music director at the court of Catherine the Great. Show more