Opera on 3 Episodes Episode guide
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Mark-Anthony Turnage: Coraline
Coraline by Mark-Anthony Turnage, based on Neil Gaiman's fantasy novella.
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Verdi's Luisa Miller
Verdi's Luisa Miller from the Met, New York.
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From the Met: Lucia di Lammermoor
From the Met: Gareth Morrell conducts Lucia di Lammermoor by Donizetti.
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Mozart's Cosi fan tutte from the Met in New York
Mozart's Cosi fan tutte direct from the Met in New York, with David Robertson conducting.
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Debussy's Paris - Pelleas et Melisande
A performance of Debussy's supreme masterpiece, presented by Tom Service.
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Strauss's Elektra from the New York Met
Richard Strauss's Elektra from the Met with Christine Goerke in the title role.
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Opera on 3: Bizet's Carmen
Jakub Hrusa conducts Bizet's Carmen in a new production from Barrie Kosky.
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Madama Butterfly
Puccini's Madama Butterfly from the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
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Monteverdi's The Return of Ulysses
Monteverdi's The Return of Ulysses from the Roundhouse in Camden.
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Live from The Met in New York: Wagner's Parsifal
Live from the Met in New York: Wagner's Parsifal. Yannick Nezet-Seguin conducts.
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Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore
From The Met in New York Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore with Matthew Polenzani as Nemorino.
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From the Met: Il Trovatore
Il Trovatore from New York, with Maria Agresta as Leonora and Yonghoon Lee as Manrico.
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Tosca from the Met
Tonight's opera from the Met is Puccini's Tosca with Sonya Yoncheva and Vittorio Grigolo.
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From the Met: Massenet's Thais
From the Met: Massenet's Thais with Ailyn Perez and Gerald Finley.
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Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci
Tenor Roberto Alagna stars in the popular double bill from the New York Met: Cav and Pag.
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Rossini's Semiramide at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Rossini's Semiramide, recorded at the Royal Opera House. Joyce DiDonato in the title role.
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Opera North Double Bill: Osud & Trouble in Tahiti
Tom Redmond with a double bill of Janacek and Bernstein from Opera North.
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Mozart - The Marriage of Figaro
Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro from the Met, with a cast including Christiane Karg.
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From the Met: Bellini's Norma
From the Met: Bellini's Norma with Angela Meade and Joseph Calleja.
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ENO: Nico Muhly's Marnie
World premiere of Nico Muhly's Marnie from ENO conducted by Martyn Brabbins.
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Verdi's Aida from Salzburg Festival 2017
Riccardo Muti conducts Verdi's Aida from 2017's Salzburg Festival with Anna Netrebko.
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Cherubini's Medea from Wexford Festival Opera
Sean Rafferty introduces a performance of Cherubini's Medea from Wexford Festival Opera.
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Tchaikovsky's The Maid of Orleans
Martin Handley introduces a performance of Tchaikovsky's the Maid of Orleans.
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Breaking Free: A Century of Russian Culture: Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Shostakovich's opera Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District.
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Khovanshchina by Mussorgsky
Andrew McGregor presents Mussorgsky's Khovanshchina, performed by Welsh National Opera.
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Verdi's Otello: Kaufmann at 50
Verdi's Otello from the Royal Opera House with Jonas Kaufmann in the title role
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#OperaPassion Day
Sara Mohr-Pietsch hosts a complete performance of an opera voted for by Radio 3 listeners.
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Puccini's La Boheme
La Boheme from the Royal Opera House, conducted by Antonio Pappano.
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Monteverdi's L'Incoronazione di Poppea
Monteverdi's L'Incoronazione di Poppea performed by La Venexiana conducted by Davide Pozzi
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Cavalli: Hipermestra
Cavalli's Hipermestra from the Glyndebourne Festival, conducted by William Christie.