Podcast appearances and mentions of flora willson

Flora Willson chooses her favourite version of Puccini's La Bohème.

Nobel Prize winning Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk talks about the publication of his illustrated journals, Memories of Distant Mountains. As he takes on the role of Pharaoh in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Playhouse Theatre in Edinburgh, Donny Osmond talks about his career in music. And in the week that marks the centenary of his death, artistic director of English National Opera Annilese Miskimmon and music critic and broadcaster Flora Willson discuss the perennially popular - but somewhat problematic - composer Giacomo Puccini. Presenter: Kate Molleson Producer: Mark Crossan

Flora Willson selects her favourite version of Berlioz's song cycle, Les nuits d'été.

Flora Willson's ultimate recommendation for Debussy's ballet Jeux.

Flora Willson chooses her favourite recording of the piano version of Ravel's Le tombeau de Couperin

Flora Willson chooses her favourite recording of Mahler's Rückert-Lieder

Flora Willson explores the struggle of four women composers to have their work heard, and Biancamaria Fontana on the late David Graeber's survey of Madagascan pirate kingdoms.‘Quartet: How Four Women Changed the Musical World' by Leah Broad‘Pirate Enlightenment: Or the Real Libertalia' by David GraeberProduced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kate Molleson talks to Icelandic pianist Vikingur Ólafsson about his concerts at the opening weekend of the Southbank Centre's new season, and about his new double album, From Afar, on which all the pieces are recorded twice, on two different pianos. And, as a new production of Verdi's Aida opens at the Royal Opera House, Kate talks to director Robert Carsen, and to opera historian Flora Willson about how the famous ancient Egypt-set opera by an Italian composer is viewed by Egyptians. We also hear from Egyptian mezzo-soprano Gala El Hadidi, and from Cairo-based journalist Ati Metwaly about music education in Egyptian schools. Plus, Tom Service visits the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff to investigate Welsh National Opera's new production of Janacek's opera about immortality, The Makropulos Affair. Producer: Graham Rogers

Flora Willson chooses her favourite recording of Debussy's La mer. Debussy composed La mer between 1903 and 1905. It is a brilliant and exciting orchestral showpiece that conjures up the many moods of the sea. Debussy corrected proofs of the score while on holiday at the Grand Hotel, Eastbourne on the English Channel coast. He described Eastbourne to his publisher, Durand, as "a charming peaceful spot: the sea unfurls itself with an utterly British correctness".

Flora Willson recommends recordings of Mozart's opera The Magic Flute K. 620

Flora Willson recommends recordings of Delibes's opera, Lakmé

Flora Willson recommends recordings of Verdi's opera, La forza del destino

Actor, comedian and opera fan Chris Addison discusses his role in La Traviata: Behind the Curtain, a new series of talks exploring the historical and social context of Verdi's opera La Traviata for this year's Glyndebourne Tour. He's joined by musicologist Flora Willson, who explains why this 19th century work is the most-performed opera in the world.Dark Heart is the new ITV police procedural by Unforgotten writer Chris Lang, in which troubled detective DI Wagstaff takes on a case involving a series of gruesome vigilante murders. TV critic David Butcher considers if the series brings anything fresh to the genre.Presenter Kirsty Lang Producer Jerome Weatherald

Flora Willson recommends a recording of Massenet's Manon

Playwright David Hare talks to Samira about his latest television drama Collateral, a series that begins like a police procedural but drifts into a state-of-the-nation thriller. Carey Mulligan stars as a police detective whose investigation into the shooting of a pizza delivery man has spiraling repercussions. Carmen is opera's greatest femme fatale, the sexually liberated cigarette factory worker killed by her spurned lover. Opera critic Alexandra Coghlan and opera historian Flora Willson discuss how we view Carmen in the 21st Century, as two new productions - at the Royal Opera House and in Florence - re-interpret this mythic heroine. John Burningham, author and illustrator of Mr Gumpy's Outing, and Helen Oxenbury, the illustrator of We're Going on a Bear Hunt, have been announced as the joint winners of the BookTrust Lifetime Achievement Award. Their books are family friends to many children - and adults. They talk about how they work, their distinctive styles and the secrets of their long marriage.Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Edwina Pitman

How did opera become an art form consumed today by millions of people globally on computer screens, in cinemas and on the radio? And how, in particular, did New York's Metropolitan Opera become one of the most iconic and powerful producers of this Old World export? Flora Willson traces the roots of today's phenomenon of opera in cinemas to the years 1890-1930, when New York emerged as a global operatic centre. The programme shows how the Met took the initiative in those decades, exploiting new developments in transatlantic travel, the recording industry and radio broadcasting. And Flora considers how today opera is bursting out of the plush velvet curtains and tapping into mass audiences everywhere by embracing the potential of new technologies. Today you can have the thrill of this extraordinary and overwhelming experience in the home, on the move and at the local cinema. This is a hefty counterpunch to the clichéd view that opera is a dead art form only consumed by the cultural elite. With contributions from Peter Gelb (General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera), Kasper Holten (outgoing Director of Opera at the Royal Opera House), Mark Schubin (Engineer-in-Charge at the Metropolitan Opera), Barrie Kosky (opera director), Stuart Skelton (tenor), Gundula Kreuzer (musicologist, Yale) and Ben Walton (musicologist, Cambridge).

Flora Willson pans for gold in available recordings of Puccini's California-based opera

Host Christopher Cook in conversation with: - Dr Flora Willson (musicologist) - Stephen Gadd (singer) - Andy Smith (repetiteur) - Geoff Summerton (ENO Technical Director) Find out more about ENO's pre-performance talks on our website: www.eno.org/talks

Flora Willson recommends a recorded version of Verdi's Requiem

Flora Willson recommends a recording from the available versions of Bizet's opera Carmen

Christopher Cook talks to Italian opera specialist Flora Willson and ENO staff director Matthew Monaghan about La bohème. Performance by soprano Joanne Appleby covering the role of Musetta, accompanied by ENO's Richard Peirson.

A guide to Verdi's opera Nabucco featuring the voices of singer Placido Domingo and opera historian Sarah Lenton, as well as Verdi experts Flora Willson and Roger Parker.

A guide to Verdi's Opera Aida, featuring the opera historians Flora Willson, Sarah Lenton and Cormac Newark

A guide to Verdi's opera Falstaff, featuring the opera historians Sarah Lenton, Flora Willson and Ivan Hewett.

A guide to Verdi's opera Luisa Miller featuring opera historians Flora Willson, Sarah Lenton and Roger Parker

A guide to Verdi's opera Attila featuring the voices of opera historians Sarah Lenton, Flora Willson and Roger Parker.

A guide to Verdi's opera I Due Foscari featuring the opera historians Sarah Lenton, Flora Willson and Roger Parker

A guide to Verdi's Ernani featuring opera historians Sarah Lenton, Flora Willson and Roger Parker

A guide to Verdi's opera Oberto featuring opera historians Sarah Lenton, Flora Willson and Simon Rees

A guide to Verdi's opera Don Carlos featuring the voices of opera historian Sarah Lenton, Verdi experts Flora Willson and Nicholas Baragwanath, as well as conductors Antonio Pappano and Semyon Bychkov and tenor Rolando Villazón.

A guide to Verdi's opera Aroldo featuring the voices of Verdi experts Flora Willson and Roger Parker and opera historian Sarah Lenton.

A guide to Verdi's opera La Traviata featuring the voices of opera historian Sarah Lenton and soprano Ailyn Perez, as well as Verdi experts Flora Willson and Nicholas Baragwanath.

A guide to Verdi's opera I Masnadieri featuring the voices of opera historian Sarah Lenton as well as Verdi experts Flora Willson and Nicholas Baragwanath.

A guide to Verdi's opera La Forza del Destino featuring the voices of opera historian Sarah Lenton, Verdi experts Flora Willson and Nicholas Baragwanath, as well as conductor Antonio Pappano.