The Real History Of Opera

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0701Mazeppa20071009Tchaikovsky's opera centres on Russia's triumph at the battle of Poltava in 1709.

A look at the political and social backdrop of great operas, alongside the plots and music

0701Mazeppa2007100920071013 (R4)Tchaikovsky's opera centres on Russia's triumph at the battle of Poltava in 1709.

A look at the political and social backdrop of great operas, alongside the plots and music

0702La Clemenza di Tito20071016Mozart's tale was commissioned for the coronation of Leopold II as King of Bohemia in 1791

A look at the political and social backdrop of great operas, alongside the plots and music

0702La Clemenza di Tito2007101620071020 (R4)Mozart's tale was commissioned for the coronation of Leopold II as King of Bohemia in 1791

A look at the political and social backdrop of great operas, alongside the plots and music

0703The Merry Widow20071023Viennese Musical theatre was famous for its social comment. Lehar's work is no exception.

A look at the political and social backdrop of great operas, alongside the plots and music

0703The Merry Widow2007102320071027 (R4)Viennese Musical theatre was famous for its social comment. Lehar's work is no exception.

A look at the political and social backdrop of great operas, alongside the plots and music