Lives in Song: Donizetti | The aestheticistion of death in 19th century culture

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LIVES IN SONG
Lives in Song is Opera Rara's new Opera Insider series exploring musicians’ biographies through their music. In this first series, join our hosts Flora Willson and Roger Parker, as they put the music of prolific composer Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848) under the microscope and tell the story of his life through some of the songs he composed.

EPISODE 4 – “Amore e morte”
In the wake of his wife’s death, Donizetti became obsessed with funerals. A dark subject for today’s episode sees excerpts from Donizetti’s setting of “Amore e morte”, a poem about a dying man. Despite the doom and gloom in his personal life, Donizetti was planning a permanent move to Paris - would this precipitate a change in his life and career?

Flora and Roger also explore the song-writing industry of the 1830s and 40s, and the wider culture of the European salon.

CREDITS
Hosted by Flora Willson and Roger Parker
Script by Flora Willson with Roger Parker

Lives in Song is produced for Opera Rara by Creative Kin: http://creativekin.co.uk.
Output Editor: Jason Caffrey
Producer: Milly March
Executive Producer: Zachary Vanderburg

This Opera Insider episode is made possible by the generous support of Andrea Pessino, Opera Rara’s 2024/25 Season Donizetti Songs Supporter, with additional support from Opera Rara’s Donizetti Syndicate. The Donizetti Song Project is supported by the Colwinston Charitable Trust and the Cockayne Grants for the Arts at the London Community Foundation.

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