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Composer of the Week - Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)

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Donald Macleod visits Venice for this special series

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Composer of the Week - Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) - Episode 1

Donald Macleod visits Venice for this special series. He visits St Mark's Basilica, where he meets Justine Rapaccioli, vice maestro di capella.

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Composer of the Week - Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) - Episode 2

Donald Macleod visits Venice for this special series. He explores the music Monteverdi wrote for St Mark's Basilica and visits Venice's State Archive, a remarkable institution.

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Composer of the Week - Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) - Episode 3

Donald Macleod visits Venice for this special series. He explores Monteverdi's musical life beyond St Mark's and talks to David Bryant about the diversity of Venetian music-making.

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Composer of the Week - Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) - Episode 4

Donald Macleod visits Venice for this special series. He listens music associated with a single day, 21 November 1631, when Venice celebrated deliverance from the plague.

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Composer of the Week - Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) - Episode 5

Donald Macleod visits Venice for this special series. He visits the sites of the world's first two public opera houses, where the composer's late operatic masterpieces premiered.

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