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  • Unsung Heroines: Danielle de Niese on the Lost World of Female Composers (2018)
  • TV Movie | Documentary
Unsung Heroines: Danielle de Niese on the Lost World of Female Composers (2018)
TV Movie | Documentary

Danielle de Niese explores the lives and works of five female composers - from the Middle Ages to the late 20th century - who were famous in their lifetimes, but whose work was then forgotten. Western classical music has traditionally been...See moreDanielle de Niese explores the lives and works of five female composers - from the Middle Ages to the late 20th century - who were famous in their lifetimes, but whose work was then forgotten. Western classical music has traditionally been seen as a procession of male geniuses, but the truth is that women have always composed. Hildegard of Bingen, Francesca Caccini, Clara Schumann, Florence Price and Elizabeth Maconchy - all these women battled to fulfill their ambitions and overcome the obstacles that society placed in their way. They then disappeared into obscurity, and only some have found recognition again. Written by BBC See less
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Jun 22, 2018 (United Kingdom)

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11 cast members
Name Known for
Danielle de Niese
Self - Presenter Self - Presenter   See fewer
Marin Alsop
Self - Conductor Self - Conductor   See fewer
Anna Beer
Self - Author, Sounds and Sweet Arias: The Forgotten Women of Classical Music (as Dr. Anna Beer) Self - Author, Sounds and Sweet Arias: The Forgotten Women of Classical Music (as Dr. Anna Beer)   See fewer
Sarah Dunant
Self - Novelist and Historian Self - Novelist and Historian   See fewer
Jane Glover
Self - Conductor Self - Conductor   See fewer
Nicola LeFanu
Self - Composer and Daughter of Elizabeth Maconchy Self - Composer and Daughter of Elizabeth Maconchy   See fewer
Elizabeth Maconchy
Self (1984) (archive footage) Self (1984) (archive footage)   See fewer
Stefan Morent
Self (as Prof. Dr. Stefan Morent) Self (as Prof. Dr. Stefan Morent)   See fewer
Mica Paris
Self - Soul Singer Self - Soul Singer   See fewer
Guy Sigsworth
Self - Producer, Hildegard Self - Producer, Hildegard   See fewer
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