Opera on 3 Episodes Episode guide
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Verdi's Rigoletto
John Eliot Gardiner conducts a performance of Verdi's Rigoletto. With Dimitri Platanias.
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Dvorak's Rusalka
From the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Louise Fryer presents Dvorak's Rusalka.
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Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro
Antonio Pappano conducts Mozart's great comic opera The Marriage of Figaro.
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Gerald Barry's The Importance of Being Earnest
Gerald Barry's opera based on the Oscar Wilde play The Importance of Being Earnest.
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Judith Weir's Miss Fortune
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents a performance of Judith Weir's opera Miss Fortune.
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John Adams's The Death of Klinghoffer
A performance from the Coliseum in London of John Adams's opera The Death of Klinghoffer.
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Jonathan Harvey's Wagner Dream
Jonathan Harvey's fantasy opera, based on sketches left by Wagner.
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Mozart's Don Giovanni from the Met
Mozart's Don Giovanni with Gerald Finley and Bryn Terfel. Andrew Davis conducts. From 2012
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Puccini's Tosca
Puccini's Tosca, from the New York Met, with soprano Patricia Racette in the title role.
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Rameau's Castor and Pollux
Christian Curnyn conducts the ENO Orchestra and Chorus in Rameau's Castor and Pollux.
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Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg
Martin Handley presents a performance of Wagner's opera Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg.
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Verdi's La Traviata
A performance of Verdi's La Traviata, given at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
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From the Met: Gounod's Faust
Gounod's Faust with Jonas Kaufmann from the Met. Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin conducts.
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Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin
Martin Handley presents an ENO performance of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin.
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Bellini's La Sonnambula
Ivan Hewett presents a performance of Bellini's opera about a sleepwalker, La Sonnambula.
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Wagner's Der Fliegende Hollander
Louise Fryer presents a performance of Wagner's celebrated opera Der Fliegende Hollander.
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Domingo Celebration
A Placido Domingo celebration, featuring acts from Otello, Rigoletto and Simon Boccanegra.
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The Queen of Spades
Tchaikovsky's opera The Queen of Spades performed by Opera North in Leeds Grand Theatre.
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Gilbert and Sullivan's Ruddigore
From the Grand Theatre, Leeds, Christopher Cook presents Gilbert and Sullivan's Ruddigore.
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Weinberg's The Passenger
Andrew McGregor presents a performance of Mieczyslaw Weinberg's opera The Passenger.
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Debussy: Pelleas et Melisande
A concert performance of Debussy's opera Pelleas et Melisande given in Paris in May 2011.
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Puccini - Tosca
Puccini's Tosca with Angela Gheorghiu, Jonas Kaufmann and Bryn Terfel.
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Gounod's Faust
From the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Louise Fryer presents Gounod's Faust.
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Puccini's Il Trittico
Puccini's opera triple bill, comprised of Il Tabarro, Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi.
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Massenet's Cendrillon
Donald Macleod presents a Royal Opera House production of Massenet's Cendrillon.
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Puccini's Madama Butterfly
From the Royal Opera House, Andris Nelsons conducts Puccini's Madama Butterfly.
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Beethoven's Fidelio
Martin Handley presents a performance of Beethoven's opera Fidelio, starring Nina Stemme.
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Verdi's Macbeth
Andrew McGregor presents a performance of the celebrated revival of Verdi's Macbeth.
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Rimsky-Korsakov's The Tsar's Bride
Martin Handley presents Rimsky-Korsakov's The Tsar's Bride, with baritone Johan Reuter.