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    The Exterminating AngelThomas Adès

    5/5Donald Macleod and Thomas Adès dive into his most recent opera, The Exterminating Angel.

    The Conducting BugThomas Adès

    4/5Thomas Adès tells Donald Macleod about the joy and challenge of conducting his own music.

    Man of Many TalentsThomas Adès

    3/5Donald Macleod asks Thomas Adès about his forays into performing and arts administration.

    Influences and InspirationThomas Adès

    2/5Donald Macleod talks to Thomas Adès about making opera out of Shakespeare.

    A Meteoric RiseThomas Adès

    1/5Donald Macleod talks to Thomas Adès about the music that first propelled him to stardom.

    The Final ActGaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)

    5/5Donald Macleod tells the story of Donizetti’s prolific and dramatic late years.

    A French ResolutionGaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)

    4/5Donald Macleod follows Donizetti’s move to Paris, in search of artistic freedom.

    Headaches and HeartbreakGaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)

    3/5Donald Macleod sees Donizetti battle censorship and successive family tragedies.

    High Notes and Low EbbsGaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)

    2/5Donald Macleod pursues Donizetti’s story as he writes about, and falls in, love.

    Onwards and UpwardsGaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)

    1/5Donald Macleod charts Donizetti’s rise from an underground cellar to his operatic debut.

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