Patrick Bade
Puccini’s Sopranos
Summary
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) was always intensely engaged with his heroines and with the sopranos who sang them. Happily his career as a composer coincided with the invention of the gramophone. In this talk we shall hear the voices of all the sopranos he worked with–some he loved, some he loathed, and some with whom he was romantically involved.
Patrick Bade
Patrick Bade is a historian, writer, and broadcaster. He studied at UCL and the Courtauld Institute of Art. He was a senior lecturer at Christie’s Education for many years and has worked for the Art Fund, Royal Opera House, National Gallery, and V&A. He has published on 19th- and early 20th-century paintings and historical vocal recordings. His latest book is Music Wars: 1937–1945.