First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod recounts the circumstances under which Monteverdi devised one of the world's first operas, L'Orfeo. Including Questi Vaghi; L'Orfeo (excerpt); Lamento di Arianna. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod on how Monteverdi, frustrated by his Mantua employers' ingratitude, turned increasingly towards the Church as a source of lucrative employment and commissions. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod focuses on Monteverdi's rapid rise from Cremona choirboy to string player and composer at Mantua. Including Ardo; Rimanti in Pace; Cruda Amarylli; O mirtillo. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod focuses on Monteverdi's acquiring the dubious gift of a pet monkey as well as the consequences for music of the outbreak of plague in Venice. Show more
