Someone to Lose

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Kate Molleson follows Verdi as he abandons security in Busseto and moves to Milan in pursuit of operatic success. His gamble appears to pay off when La Scala agrees to stage his first opera, Oberto. But as professional opportunity beckons, personal tragedy strikes. Within just a few years, Verdi loses both children and his young wife, leaving the 26-year-old composer questioning whether he can continue at all. Aida: Grand March Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano Claudio Abbado, conductor Sei Romanze (1838): Nos 1-4 Dennis O'Neill, tenor Ingrid Surgenor, piano Oberto, conte di San Bonifacio: Overture Academy of St Martin in the Fields Neville Marriner, conductor Un giorno di regno: Sinfonia Europa Galante Fabio Biondi, conductor Requiem: Lux aeterna and Libera me Christine Brewer, soprano Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano Stuart Neill, tenor John Relyea, bass London Symphony Orchestra Colin Davis, conductor Produced by Ellie Ajao for BBC Audio Wales