We listen to Graziella Seminara who teaches History of Music at the University of Catania and Michelin star chef Pietro D’Agostino from La Capinera restaurant.
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In the 1st part we hear from conductors Renato Balsadonna and Nicolò Foron, plus from Daniele Carnini from Fondazione Rossini; in the 2nd part we explore stories between Bellini’s music and the dish “Pasta alla Norma” #OperaOnAPlate #Sicily

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It is a wrap! Listen on BBC Sounds to the episode Bellini which is the 5th of #OperaOnAPlate.
We summoned up our journey through Italy, from Verdi’s Emilia Romagna and Liguria to Puccini’s Tuscany and Rossini’s Marche, all the way to the south for Bellini’s Sicily.

We will hear from conductor Nicolò #Foron about olive oil from Genoa and we will discover why one of the restaurant at Royal Albert Hall is called.. Verdi. #OperaOnAPlate

We cooked Verdi’s favourite Risotto at the Michelin star restaurant Pipero Roma, guided by its owner Sandro #Pipero. Our #music expert is actor and director Luca #Micheletti who played nine different Verdi's roles so far.
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Verdi loved his Emilia Romagna's birthplace #Busseto near Parma, and Milan, but happily spent wintertimes in #Genoa and toured all Europe - without crossing any sea! #OperaOnAPlate

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As Giuseppe #Verdi played the role of Ambassador of #Italian #food abroad, #OperaOnAPlate travelled to the capital of #Italy #Rome to find out more about his culinary horizons

Listen to their portrait of Giuseppe #Verdi, the author of Traviata, Aida, Rigoletto and many other masterpieces. Their reading of his passion for #Italian #food will reveal many unexpected details. #OperaOnAPlate

Francesco #Dibenedetto holds two #Michelin stars and last week was awarded Best #Chef 2025 by possibly the toughest jury (the association of professional #Italian chef in the UK).
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Nicolò Foron is a 27-year-old maestro, who loves #cooking as much as conducting (his work with the #LSO London Synphony Orchestra is amazing), composing and playing #piano.
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Such an extraordinary duo, on this episode of #OperaOnAPlate dedicated to #Verdi - tonight on BBC Radio 3 and online on BBC Sounds. Such a combination of talents: both conductor Nicolò Foron and chef Francesco Dibenedetto are second to none
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The #Puccini Museum in Lucca, and then conductor Renato Balsadonna explained so many details of Puccini's life - so many scenes from his work suddenly made more sense and were enriched of meanings.
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Getting ready for #OperaOnAPlate dedicated to Giacomo #Puccini, tonight at 9.45pm on BBC Radio 3 and then on BBC Sounds soon afterwards.
Madama Butterfly, Tosca and La Boheme are among my favourite, I was thrilled to discover more about Puccini's background.

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#TheTimes dedicated this entire page to #OperaOnAPlate yesterday. Many thanks #RichardMorrison for including me in his report #Music #Food #Italy

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