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Episode 4

Episode 4 of 5

Donald Macleod considers whether the experience of flight to the cities during the post-unification years in Italy informed works like Puccini's La boheme.

The years following unification were difficult times for many Italians, with huge numbers abandoning rural life and moving to the cities.
Donald Macleod and Roger Parker consider whether these experiences informed works like Puccini's La Bohème and how well themes like this catered to the changing tastes of audiences.

1 hour

Last on

Thu 20 May 2010 22:00

Music Played

  • Ruggero Leoncavallo

    La Boheme: Musette svaria sulla bocca viva

    Performer: Renee Fleming (Mimi), Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Marco Armiliato (conductor)

    • Decca 478 1533.
    • 7.
  • Giacomo Puccini

    La Boheme, Act 2: Aranci, ninnoli! Caldi I marroni……Chi l'ha richiesto? (Monelli)

    Performer: Luciano Pavarotti (Rodolfo), Gianni Maffei (Schaunard), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Colline), Rolando Panerai (Marcello), Elizabeth Harwood (Musetta), Berlin Philharmonic, Chorus of Deutsche Oper, Berlin, Herbert von Karajan (conductor)

    • Decca 421 049-2.
    • 11 to 16.
  • Giacomo Puccini

    Tosca, Act 3

    Performer: Maria Callas (Tosca), Giuseppe de Stefano (Cavaradossi), Alvaro Cordova Boy Shepherd, Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Victor de Sabata (conductor)

    • EMI 5 85644 2.
    • 18 to 25.
  • Francesco Cilea

    Adriana Lecouvreur, End of Act 2: Sia! Non risponde

    Performer: Renata Scotto (Adriana), Elena Obraztsova (Princess de Bouillon), Philharmonia Orchestra, James Levine (conductor)

    • Sony 88697446212.

Broadcasts

  • Thu 20 May 2010 12:00
  • Thu 20 May 2010 22:00

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