Rachel Cooke
Rachel Cooke examines the trappings that surround opera-going, and what makes it worthwhile. Going to the opera can, for some, be something of a performance.
Rachel Cooke examines the trappings that surround opera-going, and what makes it worth it.
In an attempt to demystify this huge and multifaceted genre for the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Opera season, five creative individuals examine their own encounters with opera. These personal essays reveal the variety of ways in which opera can seduce, fascinate, baffle, frustrate and utterly overwhelm.
Rachel Cooke trained at The Sunday Times as a reporter and now writes for the Observer and New Statesman. Her first book, Her Brilliant Career: Ten Extraordinary Women of the Fifties was published in 2013.
Opera, written and read by Rachel Cooke
Produced by Jill Waters
A Waters Company Production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3.
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- Thu 19 Oct 2017 22:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
- Thu 31 Jan 2019 22:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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