Scandalous Overtures
Jean-Baptiste Lully: The Gnarly Demise of a Nasty Man
S1 • E7 Jan 5, 2015 6m
A wealthy noble and confidante of King Louis XIV, a divinely gifted composer. Parlaying his connections and fame into a monopoly over operas produced in France, he was allowed to behave abominably and cruelly- until his shocking death.