Viva Verdi.
In a four part series marking the bi-centenary of the birth of Giuseppe Verdi, Ian Fox tells the story of how a lad from a tiny Italian village in the early 19th century transformed the world of opera in a single lifetime.
Programme 2: The Galley Years, during which Verdi composed 17 operas over 11 years.
RTÉ lyric fm, Friday 18 October, 7pm-8pm