Opera on 3 Episodes Episode guide
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Maria Callas at the Met: Lucia di Lammermoor
Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor from the Met starring Maria Callas
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From the Met: Verdi's Il trovatore in an archive recording
Verdi's Il trovatore with Franco Corelli and Leontyne Price, recorded in 1961.
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Rossini's The Barber of Seville
Rossini's tale of love and disguise, in an archive performance from the Met.
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Mozart's The Abduction from the Seraglio
Mozart's The Abduction from the Seraglio from Vienna State Opera.
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Verdi's Aida from La Scala in Milan
Verdi's Aida from La Scala in Milan, with Saioa Hern谩ndez in the title role.
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The Royal Opera House Christmas Concert
Highlights from operas by Rossini, Puccini, Mozart, Humperdinck and other seasonal music.
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Prokofiev's War and Peace
A recording from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, featuring Anna Netrebko.
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Handel's Ariodante
Handel's Ariodante recorded at the Royal Opera House.
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Leoncavallo's Zaz脿
Recorded at the Theater an der Wien, Vienna, with Svetlana Aksenova in the title role.
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Rossini's Tancredi
Rossini's opera Tancredi from the Beaune Festival.
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Beethoven's Fidelio from Garsington Opera
Beethoven's Fidelio from Garsington Opera conducted by Douglas Boyd
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Carl Maria von Weber's Der Freischutz
Weber's Der Freischutz, performed by the SCO conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras.
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Monteverdi - L'Orfeo
Royal Danish Opera's sparklingly vivid production of Monteverdi鈥檚 L'Orfeo.
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La Cenerentola by Rossini: Glyndebourne Greats
With mezzo-soprano Ruxandra Donose in the title role. Vladimir Jurowski conducts the OAE.
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Bizet's Carmen: Glyndebourne Greats
Anne Sofie von Otter stars as the wild gypsy who pays the ultimate price for her freedom.
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Hansel and Gretel by Humperdinck: Glyndebourne Greats
Robin Ticciati and a cast that includes Alice Coote and Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke.
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Jan谩膷ek's K谩t'a Kabanov谩, recorded at the New York's Met
With soprano Karita Mattila, in the title role. Czech maestro Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek conducts.
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Puccini's Turandot recorded at the New York's Met
With Nina Stemme in the title role and Marco Berti as Cal脿f. Paolo Carignani conducts.
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Street Scene by Kurt Weill
Opera North's new production of Kurt Weill's 1946 operatic masterpiece Street Scene.
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Beethoven's Fidelio from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Antonio Pappano conducts a dream cast including Lise Davidsen and Jonas Kaufmann.
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Giulio Cesare in Egitto
Handel's Giulio Cesare in Egitto from the 2019 George Enescu International Festival.
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David Lang's Prisoner of the State
Live from the Barbican, the European premiere of a dark new Beethoven-inspired opera.
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Death in Venice
Britten's Death in Venice from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
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From the Met - Philip Glass's Akhnaten
With countertenor Anthony Roth Constanzo as the Egyptian pharaoh who worshipped the sun.
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Massenet's Don Quichotte
Bass Goderdzi Janelidze sings the title role and mezzo Aigul Akhmetshina sings Dulcinee.
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Donizetti's Don Pasquale
Donizetti's comic opera Don Pasquale from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
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Die Frau ohne Schatten
Richard Strauss's Die Frau ohne Schatten from the Vienna State Opera.
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The Greek Passion
Opera North鈥檚 production of Martinu鈥檚 late opera
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Mozart's Don Giovanni
Erwin Schrott in the title role leads a starry cast at the Royal Opera House.
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Massenet's Werther from the Royal Opera House
With superstar tenor Juan Diego Florez in the title role, conducted by Edward Gardner.