Opera on 3 Episodes Episode guide
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Massenet's Werther
Tenor Rolando Villazon and mezzo Sophie Koch star in Massenet's opera Werther.
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Weinberg's The Portrait
An Opera North production of Moisey Weinberg's three-act opera The Portrait.
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Wagner's Parsifal
Mark Wigglesworth conducts ENO's celebrated production of Wagner's last opera, Parsifal.
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Turnage's Anna Nicole
From the Royal Opera House, Suzy Klein presents the world premiere of Anna Nicole.
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Mozart - Idomeneo, re di Creta
A complete performance of Mozart's opera Idomeneo, re di Creta, K366.
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Mozart Double Bill: Le nozze di Figaro and La clemenza di Tito
Donald Macleod presents performances of Le nozze di Figaro and La clemenza di Tito.
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Cosi fan Tutte
Colin Davis conducts Kiri te Kanawa in Cosi fan Tutte, one of Mozart's wittiest operas.
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Mozart's Don Giovanni
Franz Welser-Most conducts the Vienna State Opera production of Don Giovanni.
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Wagner's Tannhauser
Wagner's opera about a medieval troubadour's tussle between the sensual and the spiritual.
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Rossini's Otello
Alexandra Wilson presents a concert performance of Rossini's rarely heard opera Otello.
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Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur
Donald Macleod presents a new production of Cilea's masterpiece Adriana Levouvreur.
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Mozart's Don Giovanni
Suzy Klein presents a production of Mozart's Don Giovanni, starring Iain Paterson.
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Handel's Radamisto
Donald Macleod presents an ENO production of Handel's intensely dramatic opera Radamisto.
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Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos
Donald Macleod presents a Welsh National Opera production of Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos.
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Gounod's Romeo et Juliette
Daniel Oren conducts Charles Gounod's version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
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Bizet's Les pecheurs de perles
Alexandra Wilson introduces a performance of Bizet's opera Les pecheurs de perles.
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Niobe, regina di Tebe
A rare chance to hear Agostino Steffani's opera Niobe, regina di Tebe.
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Strauss's Salome
Andrew McGregor presents Strauss's Salome from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
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Wagner's Lohengrin
A performance given at the 2010 Bayreuth Festival of Wagner's controversial Lohengrin.
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Verdi's Rigoletto
Baritone Simon Keenlyside makes his debut in WNO's revived production of Verdi's tragedy.
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Britten's Billy Budd
Britten: Billy Budd from Glyndebourne, starring Jacques Imbrailo and John Mark Ainsley.
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Mozart's Idomeneo (Edinburgh International Festival)
Mozart's Idomeneo from the Edinburgh International Festival. Presented by Donald MacLeod.
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Manon
Martin Handley presents a new production of Massenet's great opera starring Anna Netrebko.
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Handel's Tamerlano
Ivor Bolton conducts Handel's Tamerlano - a tale of tyranny and power, betrayal and love.
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Verdi's Aida
Suzy Klein presents a new Royal Opera House production of Verdi's great love story.
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Donizetti's Maria Stuarda
Donald Macleod presents a performance of Donizetti's opera about Mary, Queen of Scots.
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Janacek's Katya Kabanova
Martin Handley presents ENO's version of Janacek's tragic opera Katya Kabanova.
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Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier
Kirill Petrenko conducts a performance of Strauss' comedy of manners.
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Janacek's The Cunning Little Vixen
Charles Mackerras conducts Janacek's magical opera about the life of a vixen.
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Prokofiev's The Gambler
Antonio Pappano conducts Prokofiev's rarely-heard opera, based on Dostoyevsky's novel.