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Opera on 3 Episodes

  1. Harrison Birtwistle - Gawain

    The Â鶹Éç SO and Singers, John Tomlinson and Leigh Melrose perform Birtwistle's Gawain.

  2. Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor from the Met

    Nadine Sierra takes the title role in Donizetti's tale of unhappy love.

  3. Sir John in Love - Vaughan Williams 150

    Vaughan Williams's rarely heard, Shakespeare-inspired opera, Sir John in Love.

  4. Puccini's Turandot from the Met

    From the Met: Puccini’s Turandot, conducted by Marco Armiliato.

  5. George and Ira Gershwin's Porgy and Bess

    The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, recorded at the New York Metropolitan Opera.

  6. Britten's Peter Grimes

    Britten's masterpiece, Peter Grimes, from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

  7. Richard Strauss's Elektra

    From the New York Met: Nina Stemme stars in Strauss's gripping take on Greek tragedy.

  8. Handel's Alcina

    From Opera North, Handel’s spellbinding opera featuring the enchantress Alcina.

  9. Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin

    From the New York Metropolitan Opera: James Gaffigan conducts Tchaikovsky's masterpiece

  10. Verdi's Don Carlos

    From the New York Metropolitan Opera: Verdi's Don Carlos conducted by Patrick Furrer.

  11. Handel's Rodelinda

    From the Metropolitan Opera in New York: Handel's Rodelinda, conducted by Harry Bicket.

  12. Richard Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos

    Soprano Lisa Davidsen stars in Richard Strauss's most unusual opera at the New York Met.

  13. Handel's Theodora

    A Royal Opera House production of Handel's Theodora, conducted by Harry Bicket.

  14. Vivaldi's Bajazet

    Sean Rafferty presents the first opera by Vivaldi ever performed at the Royal Opera House.

  15. Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov

    René Pape stars as the tortured tsar in this New York Metropolitan Opera production.

  16. Mozart's Don Giovanni

    Teodor Currentzis conducts Mozart's great opera at the 2021 Salzburg Festival

  17. Puccini's La bohème

    Puccini's classic opera of joys and sorrows, love and loss, from the New York Met.

  18. Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro

    Daniele Rustioni conducts Mozart's timeless comedy from the New York Metropolitan Opera.

  19. Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

    Celebrating Bernard Haitink, who conducts this classic Royal Opera performance.

  20. From the Met

    Fire Shut Up in My Bones, by Terence Blanchard

  21. Wagner's Tristan and Isolde

    Simon Rattle conducts Wagner's great love story starring Stuart Skelton and Nina Stemme.

  22. Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel

    Angelika Kirchschlager and Diana Damrau are the Grimm siblings in this seasonal favourite.

  23. Verdi's Macbeth

    Simon Keenlyside stars as the anti-hero in Verdi's take on the great Shakespeare tragedy.

  24. Puccini's Tosca

    From the New York Met: Sondra Radvanovsky is Tosca in Puccini's tale of love and betrayal.

  25. Aucoin's Eurydice

    Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Eurydice, by Matthew Aucoin.

  26. Verdi's La Traviata

    Lisette Oropesa stars in Verdi's tragic masterpiece at the Royal Opera House.

  27. Gounod's Faust

    Gounod's retelling of Goethe's timeless story, recorded live at the Opéra Bastille, Paris.

  28. La Damnation de Faust

    The Vienna Philhamonic perform Berlioz's La Damnation de Faust in Salzburg.

  29. Alfredo Catalani: Edmea

    Anne Sophie Duprels sings the title role in Wexford Festival Opera's production of Edmea.

  30. Wagner's Tannhäuser

    Kate Molleson presents Wagner's story of love and passion from the 2021 Bayreuth Festival.

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