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Composer of the WeekGaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)Episodes

  1. Mon 16 Mar 202616:00
    BBC Radio 3

    Onwards and Upwards

    1/5Donald Macleod charts Donizetti’s rise from an underground cellar to his operatic debut.

  2. Tue 17 Mar 202616:00
    BBC Radio 3

    High Notes and Low Ebbs

    2/5Donald Macleod pursues Donizetti’s story as he writes about, and falls in, love.

  3. Wed 18 Mar 202616:00
    BBC Radio 3

    Headaches and Heartbreak

    3/5Donald Macleod sees Donizetti battle censorship and successive family tragedies.

  4. Thu 19 Mar 202616:00
    BBC Radio 3

    A French Resolution

    4/5Donald Macleod follows Donizetti’s move to Paris, in search of artistic freedom.

  5. Fri 20 Mar 202616:00
    BBC Radio 3

    The Final Act

    5/5Donald Macleod tells the story of Donizetti’s prolific and dramatic late years.