Twenty Minutes

Beyond the Gilded Stage. 1/6: Origins

Saturday 3 March 2007 19:00-19:20 (Radio 3)

Daniel Snowman explores the social history of opera, revealing a tale of of patronage, money, audiences, architecture, and political and social change. He begins with an examination of opera's origins in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Duration:

20 minutes

Twenty Minutes

Episode and Playlist Information

• 3 Mar 07 Gilded Stage (1/6)
• 17 Feb 07 Just Let Go
• 9 Feb 07 HG Wells' politics
• 8 Feb 07 Nabokov's 'Music'
• 3 Feb 07 Leaving Home
• 2 Feb 07 Russian Travellers
• 18 Jan 07 Navvy's Scrapbook