Byrd on the Wing
On the 400th anniversary of Byrd’s death, we discuss his subversive career with British conductor and musicologist David Skinner.
Clive Paget is a former Limelight Editor, now Editor-at-Large, and a tour leader for Limelight Arts Travel. Based in London after three years in New York, he writes for The Guardian, BBC Music Magazine, Gramophone, Musical America and Opera News. Before moving to Australia, he directed and developed new musical theatre for London’s National Theatre.
On the 400th anniversary of Byrd’s death, we discuss his subversive career with British conductor and musicologist David Skinner.
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