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Opera Fix - Danni talks La boheme with Bec Hill

Danielle de Niese offers opera novices a virtual backstage pass into her world. Will comedian Bec Hill be converted to opera through the tragic love story of Puccini's La boheme?

Classical Fix helps music fans curate their own classical playlists. It seems a lot of Classical Fix guests have a real problem getting to grips with opera, so for four weeks, in a special series, internationally acclaimed soprano Danielle de Niese will be helping opera novices enter her world by offering them a virtual back-stage pass.

In today's episode, Danni hand-picks an opera for Australian comedian Bec Hill to explore: Puccini鈥檚 tragic love story 鈥淟a Boheme鈥. Can she be converted? Join Bec and Danni backstage at English National Opera to find out.

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30 minutes

Music Played

  • Giacomo Puccini

    La Boh猫me

Broadcast

  • Mon 18 Mar 2019 00:00

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