Composer of the Week - Giuseppe Verdi
Donald Macleod looks at some of the personalities who were instrumental in helping Verdi achieve success
Composer of the Week - Giuseppe Verdi - Episode 1
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901): 1/5 Donald Macleod looks at the personalities who helped Verdi achieve success, focusing on the Barezzi Family, who sponsored him as a child.
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Composer of the Week - Giuseppe Verdi - Episode 2
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901): 2/5. Donald Macleod looks at the people who helped Verdi to success, focusing on the opera singer Giuseppina Strepponi, one of his most loyal supporters.
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Composer of the Week - Giuseppe Verdi - Episode 3
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901): 3/5. Donald Macleod looks at some of the people who helped Verdi to success, focusing on a longtime collaborator, the librettist Francesco Maria Piave.
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Composer of the Week - Giuseppe Verdi - Episode 4
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901): 4/5. Donald Macleod looks at people who helped Verdi achieve success, focusing on Arrigo Boito, the librettist with whom Verdi produced his later operas.
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Composer of the Week - Giuseppe Verdi - Episode 5
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901): 5/5. Donald Macleod looks at some of the people and institutions who helped Verdi achieve success, concentrating on his publishing house, Casa Ricordi.
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