First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Helen Berry's new biography of Giusto Tenducci, the famous 18th-century castrato. Today, Tenducci embarks on his operatic career, but is embroiled in scandal. Read by Greta Scacchi. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Helen Berry's astonishing portrait of the love affair between an Irish girl and Tenducci, the famous 18th-century castrato. Today, Tenducci falls in love. Read by Greta Scacchi. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Helen Berry's astonishing portrait of the love affair between an Irish girl and Tenducci, the 18th century castrato. Today, the marriage comes under strain. Read by Greta Scacchi. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Helen Berry's astonishing portrait of the love affair between an Irish girl and Tenducci, the famous 18th-century castrato. Today, the newlyweds are pursued. Read by Greta Scacchi. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
A baby boy is born to a humble family in a remote Tuscan hill town. As he grows up, the purity of his unbroken voice offers him an opportunity for social mobility. Show more