Donald Macleod explores Verdi's youth and early musical experiences in Busetto, his marriage to Margherita Barezzi, and the early operas he produced for Milan that made his name. Show more

Donald Macleod explores Verdi's long relationship with singer Giuseppina Strepponi as his fame began to spread throughout Italy and further afield in Europe. Show more

Donald Macleod explores the three hugely popular operas Verdi wrote in the early 1850s - Rigoletto, Il Trovatore and La Traviata. Show more

Donald Macleod explores Verdi's involvement with politics and the Risorgimento as Italy worked to forge a new sense of unified identity. Show more

Donald Macleod explores Verdi's final years, his surprise operatic comeback and his relationship with young singer Teresa Stolz. Show more