Composer of the Week - Giuseppe Verdi - Oberto, Rigoletto

Donald Macleod explores the operas of Verdi, starting with Oberto and Rigoletto As part of the BBC's focus on opera in 2010, Donald Macleod explores the operas of Verdi, beginning at the beginning with his very first operatic effort, Oberto, and contrasting it with a mature masterpiece, Rigoletto. Both are tales of honour, family and doomed love - all classic Verdi themes. The excerpt from Rigoletto includes one of the most famous tunes in all opera - 'La donna e mobile'.