Mozart's Last Years

1788 - Empty Pockets

Donald Macleod joins Mozart as he tries to charm his way out of serious financial trouble.

• 59 mins

Mozart's Last Years

1789 - Travels and Tribulations

Donald Macleod follows Mozart on an eventful PR exercise, hitching a ride with a prince.

• 59 mins

Mozart's Last Years

1790 - Royally Rejected

Donald Macleod journeys through Mozart’s frustrating and fruitless penultimate year.

• 59 mins

Mozart's Last Years

1791 - The Final Bars

Donald Macleod tells the story of the months leading up to Mozart’s swansong, his Requiem.

• 59 mins

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Merelli’s La Scala

Donald Macleod explores Verdi’s relationship with Milan’s famous opera house – La Scala.

• 59 mins

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Success

Donald Macleod sees Verdi thriving as he enjoys operatic success at La Scala, Milan.

• 59 mins

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Addio

Things go badly wrong between Verdi and Milan. Presented by Donald Macleod.

• 59 mins

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Verdi the outsider, Verdi the legend

Verdi returns to Milan in a late blaze of glory. Presented by Donald Macleod.

• 59 mins

Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665-1729)

Music Runs in the Family

A young Elisabeth Jacquet makes an impression on the Sun King.

• 59 mins

Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665-1729)

Dancing King and Keyboard Queen

Jacquet joins the court in Versailles and the circle of the most powerful woman in France.

• 59 mins

Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665-1729)

It’s a Lyrical Life

Jacquet de La Guerre plunges into mythical stories to write her very first opera.

• 59 mins

Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665-1729)

Sacred Art

While posing for a portrait and moving back home, Jacquet shines with her sonatas.

• 59 mins