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Opera on 3 Episodes

  1. Kevin Puts's The Hours

    Opening a new season of broadcasts from the New York Met: the stage premiere of The Hours.

  2. Handel's Alcina

    Donald Macleod presents Handel's magical opera from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

  3. Britten's The Rape of Lucretia

    Britten's The Rape of Lucretia, recorded at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

  4. DvoΕ™Γ‘k's Armida

    Love and sorcery combine in DvoΕ™Γ‘k's Armida, recorded at the Wexford Festival.

  5. Puccini's Il trittico

    The three one-act operas that make up Puccini's Il trittico, recorded in Salzburg.

  6. Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades

    Kirill Petrenko and the Berlin Philharmonic with Tchaikovsky’s drama of self-destruction.

  7. Verdi's Aida

    Verdi's Aida from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, with Elena Stikhina in lead role.

  8. Mozart's Don Giovanni

    Mozart's Don Giovanni from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

  9. The Excursions of Mr Broucek

    David Pountney directs Janacek's surreal opera from Grange Park Opera.

  10. Salome at the Edinburgh International Festival

    The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra perform Richard Strauss's Salome.

  11. Cav & Pag from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

    Antonio Pappano conducts Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana and Leoncavallo's Pagliacci.

  12. Puccini's Madama Butterfly

    Tom Service presents Puccini's operatic tragedy from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

  13. Wagner's Parsifal

    Toby Spence and Katerina KarnΓ©us star in Opera North's new production of Parsifal.

  14. Saint-SaΓ«ns's Samson et Dalila

    Antonio Pappano conducts tenor SeokJong Baek and mezzo Elīna Garanča in the title roles.

  15. Leoő JanÑček: The Cunning Little Vixen

    JanÑček's pantheist hymn to nature, The Cunning Little Vixen, from English National Opera.

  16. Stravinsky - The Rake's Progress

    Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress from the Met

  17. Brett Dean's Hamlet from The Met

    Brett Dean's operatic version of Hamlet, from The Met.

  18. Harrison Birtwistle - Gawain

    The ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ SO and Singers, John Tomlinson and Leigh Melrose perform Birtwistle's Gawain.

  19. Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor from the Met

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

  20. Sir John in Love - Vaughan Williams 150

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

  21. Puccini's Turandot from the Met

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

  22. George and Ira Gershwin's Porgy and Bess

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

  23. Britten's Peter Grimes

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

  24. Richard Strauss's Elektra

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

  25. Handel's Alcina

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

  26. Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin

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

  27. Verdi's Don Carlos

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

  28. Handel's Rodelinda

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

  29. Richard Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos

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

  30. Handel's Theodora

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

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