Composer of the Week | Berlioz and Shakespeare: Heroes and Devils

Donald Macleod explores more of Berlioz's ambitious experiments in musical storytelling, including an opera based on Virgil's tales of the Trojan War that he'd loved as a child.

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  • Type: Factual
  • Channel: BBC Radio 3
  • Duration: 58'43''
  • Broadcast date: 09/11/2023
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