Music: Classical: Opera

Opera on 3 Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro

Antonio Pappano conducts Mozart's great comic opera The Marriage of Figaro.

First broadcast: 26 May 2012

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Afternoon on 3 Thursday Opera Matinee, Tchaikovsky - Iolanta

Katie Derham presents Tchaikovsky's one-act opera Iolanta, plus Rachmaninov Symphony No 1.

First broadcast: 24 May 2012
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The Essay A Passion for Opera, Michael Chance

5/5 Countertenor Michael Chance describes the challenge of being an opera singer on the road.

First broadcast: 04 Jun 2010

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The Essay A Passion for Opera, Ashutosh Khandekar

4/5 Ashutosh Khandekar recounts his entry into the opera world through student opera.

First broadcast: 03 Jun 2010

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The Essay A Passion for Opera, Robert Thicknesse

3/5 Critic Robert Thicknesse explains why he has fallen out of love with opera.

First broadcast: 02 Jun 2010

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