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Afternoon on 3

Louise Fryer presents three programmes featuring recent concerts, recordings and a workshop by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales with Principal Conductor Thierry Fischer and Principal Guest Conductor Jac van Steen. Plus, on Wednesday, we go live to BBC Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff to join the orchestra and guest conductor Thomas Dausgaard with tenor Ben Johnson, one of Radio 3's New Generation Artists

Thursday’s opera maintee is Paris National opera’s production of Massenet’s opera, Manon, with Natalie Dessay playing the lead role in a performance conducted by Evelino Pido.

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Drop in on concert halls and opera houses all over the world, spend a week at a major European music festival, follow one of the BBC orchestras on tour, or immerse yourself in a performance by a highly acclaimed soloist or chamber group, all without leaving the comfort of your own home.
From piano solos to grand opera, Afternoon on 3 provides a selection of studio and live recorded music, featuring top lunchtime chamber recitals and major operas from the most famous opera houses, as well as showcasing the BBC's performing groups and surveying the world's finest orchestras in concerts recorded near and far.

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Thursday Opera Matinee Opera Matinée: Massenet's Manon

Massenet's Manon performed at Opera Bastille, starring soprano Natalie Dessay.

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