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Radio 3 Opera Guides

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BBC Radio 3 Opera guides

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Episodes

Wagner: Tannhauser

A guide to Wagner's opera Tannhauser featuring Wagner specialists John Deathridge, Barbara Eichner and Mike Ashman

Aug 04, 20137 min

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde

A guide to Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde featuring the voices of conductors Antonio Pappano and Donald Runnicles, plus Wagner specialists Sarah Lenton and John Deathridge.

Jul 27, 20139 min

Wagner: Ring Cycle: Das Rheingold

A guide to Das Rheingold, the first opera in Wagner's Ring Cycle, featuring the Royal Opera House's director of opera Kasper Holten and music director Antonio Pappano, opera historian Sarah Lenton and Wagner experts John Deathridge and Mark Berry.

Jul 17, 20138 min

Wagner: Ring Cycle: Die Walkure

A guide to Die Walkure, the second opera in Wagner's Ring Cycle, featuring the Royal Opera House’s music director Antonio Pappano, singers Susan Bullock and John Tomlinson, opera historian Sarah Lenton, and Wagner experts Laurence Dreyfus and Mark Berry.

Jul 17, 20138 min

Wagner: Ring Cycle: Siegfried

A guide to Siegfried, the third opera in Wagner's Ring Cycle, featuring the Royal Opera House's music director Antonio Pappano, director Keith Warner, opera historian Sarah Lenton and Wagner experts Laurence Dreyfus and Mark Berry.

Jul 17, 20138 min

Wagner: Ring Cycle: Gotterdammerung

A guide to Gotterdammerung, the fourth and final opera in Wagner's Ring Cycle, featuring singers John Tomlinson and Susan Bullock, opera historian Sarah Lenton and Wagner experts John Deathridge and Mark Berry.

Jul 17, 20139 min

Verdi: Alzira

A guide to Verdi's opera Alzira featuring the voices of opera historians Alexandra Willson, Sarah Lenton, and Roderick Swanston.

Jul 11, 20138 min

Wagner: Rienzi

A guide to Wagner's opera Rienzi featuring the voices of of Wagner experts Nicholas Baragwanath and John Deathridge, Barbara Eichner.

Jul 06, 20138 min

Britten: Gloriana

A guide to Britten's opera Gloriana featuring the voices of Britten experts Philip Reed and Paul Kildea, the soprano Dame Josephine Barstow, and an archive interview with soprano Jennifer Vyvyan.

Jun 29, 20138 min

Verdi: Aroldo

A guide to Verdi's opera Aroldo featuring the voices of Verdi experts Flora Willson and Roger Parker and opera historian Sarah Lenton.

Jun 20, 20137 min

Britten: Peter Grimes

A guide to Britten's opera Peter Grimes, featuring the voices of Britten experts Paul Kildea and Philip Reed, and the soprano Dame Josephine Barstow.

Jun 07, 201310 min

Britten: Paul Bunyan

A guide to Britten's operetta, Paul Bunyan, featuring the voices of Britten experts Lucy Walker and Paul Kildea, and the Director Francesca Zambello.

Jun 06, 20139 min

Verdi: Stiffelio

A guide to Verdi's opera Stiffelio featuring the voices of Verdi expert Roger Parker, opera historian Sarah Lenton and conductor Mark Elder.

May 30, 20139 min

Wagner: Lohengrin

A guide to Wagner's opera Lohengrin featuring the voices of Wagner experts Nicholas Baragwanath and John Deathridge, singer Petra Lang, critic Fiona Maddocks and conductor Semyon Bychkov.

May 26, 20139 min

Wagner: The Flying Dutchman

A guide to Wagner's opera The Flying Dutchman featuring the voices of Wagner expert Nicholas Baragwanath, singers Bryn Terfel and Anja Kampe, director Tim Albery and conductor Jeffrey Tate.

May 23, 20138 min

Verdi: Macbeth

A guide to Verdi's opera Macbeth featuring the voice of opera historian Sarah Lenton, Verdi expert Roger Parker and conductor Antonio Pappano.

Apr 25, 20139 min

Britten: The Turn of the Screw

A guide to Britten's opera The Turn of the Screw featuring the voices of Britten experts Philip Reed and Paul Kildea, and the soprano Joan Rodgers.

Apr 16, 201311 min

Verdi: Otello

A guide to Verdi's opera Otello featuring the voices of Verdi expert Roger Parker, the conductor Antonio Pappano and the tenor Placido Domingo.

Apr 04, 20139 min

Verdi: La Traviata

A guide to Verdi's opera La Traviata featuring the voices of opera historian Sarah Lenton and soprano Ailyn Perez, as well as Verdi experts Flora Willson and Nicholas Baragwanath.

Mar 30, 20139 min

Verdi: I Masnadieri

A guide to Verdi's opera I Masnadieri featuring the voices of opera historian Sarah Lenton as well as Verdi experts Flora Willson and Nicholas Baragwanath.

Mar 28, 20138 min

Verdi: La Forza del Destino

A guide to Verdi's opera La Forza del Destino featuring the voices of opera historian Sarah Lenton, Verdi experts Flora Willson and Nicholas Baragwanath, as well as conductor Antonio Pappano.

Mar 23, 20138 min

Wagner: Parsifal

A guide to Wagner's opera Parsifal featuring the voices of Wagner expert Nicholas Baragwaneth, conductor Mark Wigglesworth and singers Stuart Skelton and John Tomlinson

Mar 02, 20139 min

Britten: Owen Wingrave

A guide to Benjamin Britten's opera Owen Wingrave featuring the voices of Britten experts Paul Kildea, Philip Reed and archive interviews from Myfanwy Piper and Dame Janet Baker

Feb 28, 20138 min

Verdi: Rigoletto

A guide to Verdi's opera Rigoletto featuring the voices of opera historian Sarah Lenton, Verdi experts Roger Parker and Susan Rutherford and the tenor Vittorio Grigolo.

Feb 16, 20139 min

Verdi: Giovanna d'Arco

A guide to Verdi's opera Giovanna d'Arco featuring the voices of opera historian Sarah Lenton and Verdi experts Roger Parker, Nicholas Baragwanath and Susan Rutherford.

Feb 14, 20138 min
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