The Influencers: Great music against the odds
Many 18th century composers worked in conditions antithetical to creativity, writes Sally Melhuish. Some triumphed regardless.
Arrigo Boito is best known as the librettist for Verdi's Otello and Falstaff, but he was also a composer. As Opera Australia prepares to stage his only opera, Mahima Macchione traces his career.
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