Diving deep into Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini's (!!) "Musetta's Waltz" from La Bohème is a little like stepping onto the set of a daytime soap opera.
The spicy stories—both factual (from Puccini's life) and fiction (from the opera's plot) are laced with bitter feuds, public spectacles, fast living and eat-your-heart-out flirting.
Does this saga end with a tidy conclusion or a tense cliffhanger? Join host Christy L'Esperance for this Classical Deep Dive to find out.
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How did this composer's music, considered out of style at his death, become so popular that it was "Muzak'd to death" 200 years later? -
What image comes to mind when you hear the word "ragtime?" -
How did a composer, grilled by the House Un-American Activities Committee, become the quintessential American composer?
