Opera on 3 Episodes Episode guide
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Szymanowski: Krol Roger
Szymanowski's King Roger, from the Royal Opera House, conducted by Antonio Pappano.
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Mozart's Die Zauberflote
From the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, a revival of Mozart's opera Die Zauberflote.
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Royal Opera House: Weill's Mahagonny
John Fulljames directs Brecht and Weill's The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny.
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Monteverdi's Orfeo
From London's Roundhouse, a Royal Opera production of Monteverdi's opera Orfeo.
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Wagner's Der fliegende Hollander
From the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Wagner's dark opera Der fliegende Hollander.
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Giordano's Andrea Chenier
From the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Umberto Giordano's opera Andrea Chenier.
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Mozart's Idomeneo
From the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Marc Minkowski conducts Mozart's Idomeneo.
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Verdi's Un ballo in maschera
From the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Verdi's opera Un ballo in maschera.
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Wagner: Tristan und Isolde at the Royal Opera House
Wagner's Tristan and Isolde from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
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Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore
Live from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore.
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Strauss 150: Salome
A performance from the 2014 Proms of Strauss's tragedy Salome. Donald Runnicles conducts.
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Donizetti's Les Martyrs
Donizetti's Les Martyrs, revived at the Royal Festival Hall by Opera Rara and Mark Elder.
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Strauss 150: Die agyptische Helena
John Shea introduces a performance of Strauss's 1927 opera Die agyptische Helena.
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Monteverdi's The Coronation of Poppea
From the Grand Theatre in Leeds, Monteverdi's historical opera The Coronation of Poppea.
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Rossini's Moses in Egypt
With rare and fascinating operatic performances.
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Purcell's The Indian Queen
From Teatro Real, Madrid, a new version of Purcell's final work, The Indian Queen.
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Handel's Xerxes
Handel's Xerxes from English National Opera, with Alice Coote in the title role.
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Verdi's Otello
Live from English national Opera, Verdi's Otello, with Stuart Skelton in the title role.
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Mozart's La finta giardiniera
A performance given at Glyndebourne of Mozart's early comic opera La finta giardiniera.
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Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos
Karita Mattila in Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos, recorded at the Royal Opera House.
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Donizetti's Maria Stuarda
Live from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, a performance of Donizetti's Maria Stuarda
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Puccini's Manon Lescaut
An acclaimed Royal Opera performance to mark the 100th anniversary of Puccini's death.
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Berlioz's Benvenuto Cellini
Andrew McGregor introduces Terry Gilliam's ENO production of Berlioz's Benvenuto Cellini.
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Henze's Boulevard Solitude
From Wales Millennium Centre, Henze's opera Boulevard Solitude, based on Manon Lescaut.
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Schoenberg's Moses und Aron
Schoenberg's rarely-performed Moses und Aron, from Welsh National Opera.
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Poulenc's Dialogues des Carmelites
Simon Rattle leads Poulenc's opera Dialogues des Carmelites at the Royal Opera House.
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Verdi's Attila
From San Francisco Opera, Verdi's Attila with Ferruccio Furlanetto in the title role.
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Julian Anderson's Thebans
Julian Anderson's opera based on Sophocles's Oedipus trilogy from English National Opera.
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Gounod's Faust
Live from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Donald Macleod presents Gounod's Faust.
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Cavalli's L'Ormindo
A performance given at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in London of Cavalli's opera L'Ormindo.