Opera Italia

Series tracing the history of Italian opera presented by Antonio Pappano, conductor and music director at the Royal Opera House

Opera Italia - Beginnings

Antonio Pappano presents a series tracing the history of Italian opera. It opens with a whistle-stop tour of the beginnings of opera, from Monteverdi to Rossini.

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Opera Italia - The Triumph of Puccini

To conclude his series, Antonio Pappano looks at five of Puccini's operas - La Boheme, Tosca, Madame Butterfly, Gianni Schicchi and Turandot.

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Opera Italia - Viva Verdi

In a series tracing the history of Italian opera, Antonio Pappano looks at six of Verdi's most famous works and visits his birthplace of Le Roncole in northern Italy.

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