For centuries, opera has been regarded as the greatest show on earth in Western culture. Historian Lucy Worsley investigates the relationship between history and opera. She travels to the great European cities where some of the most famous operas were written, tells the stories of the colorful characters who composed them, and demonstrates how they reflected the turbulent times in which they were written, as well as the lives, hopes, and fears of the people who lived in them. While Lucy travels to cities and European opera houses, Antonio Pappano, music director of London's Royal Opera, explains some of the operas' most memorable musical moments.
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For centuries, opera has been regarded as the greatest show on earth in Western culture. Historian Lucy Worsley investigates the relationship between history and opera. She travels to the great European cities where some of the most famous operas were written, tells the stories of the colorful characters who composed them, and demonstrates how they reflected the turbulent times in which they were written, as well as the lives, hopes, and fears of the people who lived in them. While Lucy travels to cities and European opera houses, Antonio Pappano, music director of London's Royal Opera, explains some of the operas' most memorable musical moments.
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