Telemann at the Opera
Lucie Skeaping looks at the operatic output of Georg Philipp Telemann.
The Early Music Show · BBC Radio 3
December 12, 201725m 58s
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Show Notes
Lucie Skeaping looks at the operas of Telemann. It's said he composed more than 50 works for the stage, although only 35 of them appear in his catalogue. Most of them were premiered in either Leipzig or Hamburg, where he made his home for the major part of his career.