Opera on 3 Episodes Episode guide
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Wagner 200 - Rienzi
John Shea presents an archive recording from 1976 of Wagner's third opera Rienzi.
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Britten's Gloriana
Britten's opera on Elizabeth I, Gloriana, live from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
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George Benjamin's Written on Skin
From the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, George Benjamin's new opera Written on Skin.
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Rossini's La Donna del Lago
Rossini's opera La Donna del Lago performed at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden.
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Verdi 200 - Nabucco
Placido Domingo stars in a performance of Verdi's Nabucco, given at the Royal Opera House.
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Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin
A performance of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
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Wagner 200 - Lohengrin
Donald Macleod presents a Welsh National Opera production of Wagner's Lohengrin.
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Berg's Lulu
Louise Fryer presents David Pountney's new production of Alban Berg's opera Lulu.
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Charpentier's Medea
Donald Macleod presents Charpentier's Medea performed at English National Opera.
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Rossini's Le Comte Ory from the Met
Rossini's comic opera Le Comte Ory from the Metropolitan Opera in New York from 2013.
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Britten 100: Billy Budd
Britten's opera Billy Budd, recorded at English National Opera in 2012.
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Meyerbeer's Robert le diable
Live from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Meyerbeer's opera Robert le diable.
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Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore
Live from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Donizetti's comic opera L'elisir d'amore.
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Vaughan Williams's The Pilgrim's Progress
Vaughan Williams at 150: The Pilgrim's Progress, recorded at the ENO in 2012.
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Rossini's Matilde di Shabran
John Shea presents Rossini's Matilde di Shabran performed at the 2012 Pesaro Festival.
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Gounod's Faust
Opera North's new production of Gounod's Faust, with Peter Auty and James Creswell.
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Handel's Julius Caesar
Christian Curnyn conducts a performance of Handel's Julius Caesar with Lawrence Zazzo.
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Donizetti's Caterina Cornaro
With rare and fascinating operatic performances.
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Verdi's Otello
A performance of Verdi's opera Otello, given at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
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Handel's Jephtha
WNO's production of Handel's Jephtha from Wales Millennium Centre. Paul Goodwin conducts.
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Mozart's The Magic Flute
Mozart's The Magic Flute from the 2012 Salzburg Festival. Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducts.
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Charpentier's David et Jonathas
William Christie conducts a performance of Marc-Antoine Charpentier's David et Jonathas.
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Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress
Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress with Edgaras Montvidas as Tom. Si芒n Edwards conducts.
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Detlev Glanert's Caligula
Detlev Glanert's Caligula at ENO with Peter Coleman-Wright. Ryan Wigglesworth conducts.
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Verdi's Falstaff
Daniele Gatti conducts a production of Verdi's Falstaff, with Ambrogio Maestri.
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Mozart's Don Giovanni
Constantinos Carydis conducts a performance of Mozart's opera Don Giovanni.
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Puccini's La boheme
Puccini's La Boheme with Carmen Giannattasio. Semyon Bychkov conducts.