Donald Macleod examines the early signs of Monteverdi’s prodigious musical talent, which lead him from Cremona to Mantua, where he was appointed as musician to the Gonzaga court. Show more

Donald Macleod explores the realities of Monteverdi’s life at the Gonzaga court in Mantua, with his hedonistic, immoral and dangerously unpredictable boss Duke Vincenzo Gonzaga. Show more

Donald Macleod follows Monteverdi as he starts a new chapter of his life, trying to rejuvenate the largest musical ensemble in Venice. Show more

Donald Macleod explores Monteverdi’s role in the birth and development of opera, as his frustrations with the Gonzaga court in Mantua reach breaking point. Show more

Plague comes to Venice, Monteverdi enters the priesthood, and he returns to opera before a final six month celebrity tour. Presented by Donald Macleod. Show more