1antimuzak
Saturday 29th March 2025 (starting this evening)
Time: 18:00 to 21:30 (3 hours and 30 minutes long)
Jake Heggie's Moby-Dick.
Jake Heggie's operatic version of Herman Melville's epic, Moby-Dick, with Brandon Jovanovich as the implacable Captain Ahab. Karen Kamensek conducts, live from the New York Met. The whaling ship Paquod has been sailing for a week, but none of the crew have seen the captain, Ahab, since they left shore. When he does emerge he tells them of Moby-Dick, the white whale that took off one of his legs. This is the real reason they're sailing - to hunt down this one whale and destroy it, and nothing will stand in his way. Presented from the Met by Debra Lew Harder, with commentator Ira Siff. Brandon Jovanovich (Captain Ahab: tenor), Stephen Costello (Greenhorn: tenor), Peter Mattei (Starbuck: baritone), Ryan Speedo Green (Queequeg: bass-baritone), William Burden (Flask: tenor), Malcom MacKenzie (Stubb: baritone), Janai Brugger (Pip: soprano), The Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Karen Kamensek (conductor).
(Live)
Time: 18:00 to 21:30 (3 hours and 30 minutes long)
Jake Heggie's Moby-Dick.
Jake Heggie's operatic version of Herman Melville's epic, Moby-Dick, with Brandon Jovanovich as the implacable Captain Ahab. Karen Kamensek conducts, live from the New York Met. The whaling ship Paquod has been sailing for a week, but none of the crew have seen the captain, Ahab, since they left shore. When he does emerge he tells them of Moby-Dick, the white whale that took off one of his legs. This is the real reason they're sailing - to hunt down this one whale and destroy it, and nothing will stand in his way. Presented from the Met by Debra Lew Harder, with commentator Ira Siff. Brandon Jovanovich (Captain Ahab: tenor), Stephen Costello (Greenhorn: tenor), Peter Mattei (Starbuck: baritone), Ryan Speedo Green (Queequeg: bass-baritone), William Burden (Flask: tenor), Malcom MacKenzie (Stubb: baritone), Janai Brugger (Pip: soprano), The Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Karen Kamensek (conductor).
(Live)
2antimuzak
Saturday 5th April 2025 (starting this evening)
Time: 18:00 to 21:30 (3 hours and 30 minutes long)
Golijov's Ainadamar.
Angel Blue and Daniela Mack star in Golijov's Ainadamar, dramatising the life and work of poet-playwright Fedirico Garcia Lorca. Miguel Harth-Bedoya conducts. Presented from the Met by Debra Lew Harder and Ira Siff. Angel Blue (Margarita Xirgu: soprano), Daniela Mack (Federico García Lorca: mezzo-soprano), Elena Villalón (Nuria: soprano), Alfredo Tejada (Ramón Ruiz Alonso: tenor), Metropolitan Opera House Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya.
Time: 18:00 to 21:30 (3 hours and 30 minutes long)
Golijov's Ainadamar.
Angel Blue and Daniela Mack star in Golijov's Ainadamar, dramatising the life and work of poet-playwright Fedirico Garcia Lorca. Miguel Harth-Bedoya conducts. Presented from the Met by Debra Lew Harder and Ira Siff. Angel Blue (Margarita Xirgu: soprano), Daniela Mack (Federico García Lorca: mezzo-soprano), Elena Villalón (Nuria: soprano), Alfredo Tejada (Ramón Ruiz Alonso: tenor), Metropolitan Opera House Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya.
3antimuzak
Saturday 12th April 2025 (starting this evening)
Time: 18:00 to 21:30 (3 hours and 30 minutes long)
Mozart's the Magic Flute.
Mozart's opera The Magic Flute, live from the New York Met. Evan Rogister conducts a cast including Ben Bliss and Golda Schultz. Presented by Debra Lew Harder and Ira Siff. Ben Bliss (Tamino: tenor), Golda Schultz (Pamina: soprano), Thomas Oliemans (Papageno: baritone), Kathryn Lewek (Queen of the Night: soprano), Stephen Milling (Sarastro: bass), Thomas Ebenstein (Monostatos: tenor), Shenyang (Sprecher: bass-baritone), The Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Evan Rogister.
(Live)
Time: 18:00 to 21:30 (3 hours and 30 minutes long)
Mozart's the Magic Flute.
Mozart's opera The Magic Flute, live from the New York Met. Evan Rogister conducts a cast including Ben Bliss and Golda Schultz. Presented by Debra Lew Harder and Ira Siff. Ben Bliss (Tamino: tenor), Golda Schultz (Pamina: soprano), Thomas Oliemans (Papageno: baritone), Kathryn Lewek (Queen of the Night: soprano), Stephen Milling (Sarastro: bass), Thomas Ebenstein (Monostatos: tenor), Shenyang (Sprecher: bass-baritone), The Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Evan Rogister.
(Live)
4antimuzak
Saturday 19th April 2025 (starting this evening)
Time: 18:00 to 20:05 (2 hours and 5 minutes long)
Donizetti's La fille du regiment.
Donizetti's La Fille du régiment at the Bavarian State Opera. Found on a battlefield as a baby, Marie has been raised by the 21st Regiment. Her foster-father Sulpice says she should marry a soldier from the regiment, but Marie has other ideas. South African soprano Pretty Yende sings Marie and the young Spanish tenor Xabier Anduaga sings the object of her love, Tonio. One of the jewels of the bel canto repertoire, La Fille du régiment has humour, pathos, and the famous aria, 'Ah! mes amis, quel jour de fête!' in which Tonio sings no fewer than nine top Cs. Presented by Georgia Mann with guest, Sarah Lenton. Donizetti: La Fille du régiment, opéra comique in two acts. Pretty Yende (soprano: Marie, a vivandière), Dorothea Röschmann (mezzo: the Marquise of Berkenfield), Sunnyi Melles (spoken role: the Duchess of Crakentorp), Xabier Anduaga (tenor: Tonio, a young Tyrolean), Misha Kiria (bass: Sergeant Sulpice), Martin Snell (bass: Hortensius, a butler), Christian Rieger (bass: a corporal), Dafydd Jones (tenor: a Farmer), Bavarian State Opera Chorus, Bavarian State Orchestra, conductor Stefano Montanari.
Time: 18:00 to 20:05 (2 hours and 5 minutes long)
Donizetti's La fille du regiment.
Donizetti's La Fille du régiment at the Bavarian State Opera. Found on a battlefield as a baby, Marie has been raised by the 21st Regiment. Her foster-father Sulpice says she should marry a soldier from the regiment, but Marie has other ideas. South African soprano Pretty Yende sings Marie and the young Spanish tenor Xabier Anduaga sings the object of her love, Tonio. One of the jewels of the bel canto repertoire, La Fille du régiment has humour, pathos, and the famous aria, 'Ah! mes amis, quel jour de fête!' in which Tonio sings no fewer than nine top Cs. Presented by Georgia Mann with guest, Sarah Lenton. Donizetti: La Fille du régiment, opéra comique in two acts. Pretty Yende (soprano: Marie, a vivandière), Dorothea Röschmann (mezzo: the Marquise of Berkenfield), Sunnyi Melles (spoken role: the Duchess of Crakentorp), Xabier Anduaga (tenor: Tonio, a young Tyrolean), Misha Kiria (bass: Sergeant Sulpice), Martin Snell (bass: Hortensius, a butler), Christian Rieger (bass: a corporal), Dafydd Jones (tenor: a Farmer), Bavarian State Opera Chorus, Bavarian State Orchestra, conductor Stefano Montanari.
5antimuzak
Saturday 26th April 2025 (starting this evening)
Time: 18:00 to 21:30 (3 hours and 30 minutes long)
Debussy's Pelleas and Melisande.
Debussy's opera Pelleas and Melisande, recorded at last year's Munich Opera Festival. Presented by Andrew McGregor, in conversation with Flora Willson. Setting Maurice Maeterlinck's play about a doomed love triangle, Debussy's sublime score is one of the finest operas of the early 20th century. Featuring a stellar cast, including baritone Christian Gerhaher and exciting French soprano Sabine Devieilhe in the title leads. Ben Bliss (Goloud: baritone), Sabine Devieilhe (Melisande: soprano), Christian Gerhaher (Pelleas: baritone), Bavarian State Opera Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Hannu Lintu.
Time: 18:00 to 21:30 (3 hours and 30 minutes long)
Debussy's Pelleas and Melisande.
Debussy's opera Pelleas and Melisande, recorded at last year's Munich Opera Festival. Presented by Andrew McGregor, in conversation with Flora Willson. Setting Maurice Maeterlinck's play about a doomed love triangle, Debussy's sublime score is one of the finest operas of the early 20th century. Featuring a stellar cast, including baritone Christian Gerhaher and exciting French soprano Sabine Devieilhe in the title leads. Ben Bliss (Goloud: baritone), Sabine Devieilhe (Melisande: soprano), Christian Gerhaher (Pelleas: baritone), Bavarian State Opera Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Hannu Lintu.
6antimuzak
Saturday 3rd May 2025 (starting this evening)
Time: 18:00 to 21:30 (3 hours and 30 minutes long)
Verdi's Il Trovatore.
Daniele Callegari conducts Verdi's Il Trovatore in a performance recorded at the New York Met last October. With Michael Fabiano as Manrico and Rachel Willis-Sørensen as Leonora. Doomed love, family strife, tenor pyrotechnics, stereotyped gypsies and the famous anvil chorus - all the ingredients for a great night at the opera. Michael Fabiano (Manrico, the troubadour: tenor), Rachel Willis-Sørensen (Leonora, his lover: soprano), Jamie Barton (Azucena: mezzo-soprano), Igor Golovatenko (Count di Luna: baritone), Ryan Speedo Green (Ferrando, his aide: bass), Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Daniele Callegari.
Time: 18:00 to 21:30 (3 hours and 30 minutes long)
Verdi's Il Trovatore.
Daniele Callegari conducts Verdi's Il Trovatore in a performance recorded at the New York Met last October. With Michael Fabiano as Manrico and Rachel Willis-Sørensen as Leonora. Doomed love, family strife, tenor pyrotechnics, stereotyped gypsies and the famous anvil chorus - all the ingredients for a great night at the opera. Michael Fabiano (Manrico, the troubadour: tenor), Rachel Willis-Sørensen (Leonora, his lover: soprano), Jamie Barton (Azucena: mezzo-soprano), Igor Golovatenko (Count di Luna: baritone), Ryan Speedo Green (Ferrando, his aide: bass), Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Daniele Callegari.
7antimuzak
Saturday 17th May 2025 (starting this evening)
Time: 18:00 to 20:15 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Strauss's Salome.
Debra Lew Harder is joined by commentator Ira Siff at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City for a live performance of Richard Strauss's Salome, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin and starring Elza van den Heever as Salome and Peter Mattei as John the Baptist. Based on Oscar Wilde's salacious reworking of the biblical story, Salome made Strauss's name as a major opera composer, not least because of the shock factor. When it reached the New York Met in 1907, two years after its première, the audience was so scandalised that it was promptly banned and wasn't seen there again for 27 years. Richard Strauss: Salome. Elza van den Heever (soprano: Salome), Peter Mattei (baritone: Jochanaan John the Baptist), Gerhard Siegel (tenor: King Herod), Michelle DeYoung (mezzo: Herodias, Salome's mother), Piotr Buszewski (tenor: Narraboth), Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor).
(Live)
Time: 18:00 to 20:15 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Strauss's Salome.
Debra Lew Harder is joined by commentator Ira Siff at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City for a live performance of Richard Strauss's Salome, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin and starring Elza van den Heever as Salome and Peter Mattei as John the Baptist. Based on Oscar Wilde's salacious reworking of the biblical story, Salome made Strauss's name as a major opera composer, not least because of the shock factor. When it reached the New York Met in 1907, two years after its première, the audience was so scandalised that it was promptly banned and wasn't seen there again for 27 years. Richard Strauss: Salome. Elza van den Heever (soprano: Salome), Peter Mattei (baritone: Jochanaan John the Baptist), Gerhard Siegel (tenor: King Herod), Michelle DeYoung (mezzo: Herodias, Salome's mother), Piotr Buszewski (tenor: Narraboth), Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor).
(Live)
8antimuzak
Saturday 24th May 2025 (starting this evening)
Time: 18:00 to 21:45 (3 hours and 45 minutes long)
John Adams's Antony and Cleopatra.
John Adams conducts his latest opera Antony and Cleopatra, based on Shakespeare's drama, and starring Julia Bullock and Gerald Finley as Egyptian queen Cleopatra and her conflicted Roman lover Antony. This Met première of Adams's lyrical and richly orchestrated score is a staging that transports the story of troubled romance and political strife from ancient Rome to the Golden Age of Hollywood in the 1930s. Presented by Debra Lew Harder, with commentator Ira Siff. John Adams: Antony and Cleopatra. Julia Bullock (Cleopatra: soprano), Gerald Finley (Antony: bass-baritone), Paul Appleby (Caesar: tenor), Elizabeth DeShong (Octavia: mezzo), Taylor Raven (Charmian: mezzo), Brenton Ryan (Eros: tenor), Jarrett Ott (Agrippa: baritone), Alfred Walker (Enobarbus: bass-baritone), Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra, John Adams (conductor).
(Live)
Time: 18:00 to 21:45 (3 hours and 45 minutes long)
John Adams's Antony and Cleopatra.
John Adams conducts his latest opera Antony and Cleopatra, based on Shakespeare's drama, and starring Julia Bullock and Gerald Finley as Egyptian queen Cleopatra and her conflicted Roman lover Antony. This Met première of Adams's lyrical and richly orchestrated score is a staging that transports the story of troubled romance and political strife from ancient Rome to the Golden Age of Hollywood in the 1930s. Presented by Debra Lew Harder, with commentator Ira Siff. John Adams: Antony and Cleopatra. Julia Bullock (Cleopatra: soprano), Gerald Finley (Antony: bass-baritone), Paul Appleby (Caesar: tenor), Elizabeth DeShong (Octavia: mezzo), Taylor Raven (Charmian: mezzo), Brenton Ryan (Eros: tenor), Jarrett Ott (Agrippa: baritone), Alfred Walker (Enobarbus: bass-baritone), Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra, John Adams (conductor).
(Live)
9antimuzak
Saturday 31st May 2025 (starting this evening)
Time: 18:00 to 21:45 (3 hours and 45 minutes long)
Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia.
Giacomo Sagripanti conducts Rossini's The Barber of Seville live from the New York Metropolitan Opera, with Andrey Zhilikhovsky in the title role and Aigul Akhmetshina as Rosina - the object of his affection. Disguise, intrigue and the matrimonial pursuits of 17th-century Spain are the ingredients for a great night at the opera. . Presented from by Debra Lew Harder, with commentaary from Anthony Roth Costanzo. Rossini: The Barber of Seville. Andrey Zhilikhovsky (baritone: Figaro, a factotum, the Barber of Seville), Aigul Akhmetshina (mezzo: Rosina, Dr Bartolo's ward), Jack Swanson (tenor: Count Almaviva, a local nobleman), Péter Kálmán (bass: Doctor Bartolo, Rosina's guardian), Alexander Vinogradov (bass: Don Basilio, a music teacher), Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Giacomo Sagripanti (conductor).
(Live)
Time: 18:00 to 21:45 (3 hours and 45 minutes long)
Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia.
Giacomo Sagripanti conducts Rossini's The Barber of Seville live from the New York Metropolitan Opera, with Andrey Zhilikhovsky in the title role and Aigul Akhmetshina as Rosina - the object of his affection. Disguise, intrigue and the matrimonial pursuits of 17th-century Spain are the ingredients for a great night at the opera. . Presented from by Debra Lew Harder, with commentaary from Anthony Roth Costanzo. Rossini: The Barber of Seville. Andrey Zhilikhovsky (baritone: Figaro, a factotum, the Barber of Seville), Aigul Akhmetshina (mezzo: Rosina, Dr Bartolo's ward), Jack Swanson (tenor: Count Almaviva, a local nobleman), Péter Kálmán (bass: Doctor Bartolo, Rosina's guardian), Alexander Vinogradov (bass: Don Basilio, a music teacher), Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Giacomo Sagripanti (conductor).
(Live)
10antimuzak
Saturday 7th June 2025 (starting this evening)
Time: 18:00 to 21:45 (3 hours and 45 minutes long)
Tchaikovsky's the Queen of Spades.
Debra Lew Harder is joined by commentator Ira Siff for a live performance of Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades from the New York Metropolitan Opera, starring Sonya Yoncheva as Lisa and Arsen Soghomonyan as Hermann. Their fatal affair, Hermann's destructive obsession and the tragedies of Lisa's abandoned fiancé Prince Yeletsky and her grandmother the Countess inspire some of Tchaikovsky's most profound and disturbing music. Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades. Sonya Yoncheva (soprano: Lisa), Arsen Soghomonyan (tenor: Hermann), Igor Golovatenko (baritone: Prince Yeletsky), Violeta Urmana (mezzo: The Countess), Alexey Markov (baritone: Count Tomsky), Maria Barakova (mezzo: Pauline, Lisa's friend), Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Keri-Lynn Wilson (conductor).
(Live)
Time: 18:00 to 21:45 (3 hours and 45 minutes long)
Tchaikovsky's the Queen of Spades.
Debra Lew Harder is joined by commentator Ira Siff for a live performance of Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades from the New York Metropolitan Opera, starring Sonya Yoncheva as Lisa and Arsen Soghomonyan as Hermann. Their fatal affair, Hermann's destructive obsession and the tragedies of Lisa's abandoned fiancé Prince Yeletsky and her grandmother the Countess inspire some of Tchaikovsky's most profound and disturbing music. Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades. Sonya Yoncheva (soprano: Lisa), Arsen Soghomonyan (tenor: Hermann), Igor Golovatenko (baritone: Prince Yeletsky), Violeta Urmana (mezzo: The Countess), Alexey Markov (baritone: Count Tomsky), Maria Barakova (mezzo: Pauline, Lisa's friend), Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Keri-Lynn Wilson (conductor).
(Live)
11antimuzak
Saturday 21st June 2025 (starting this evening)
Time: 18:00 to 21:30 (3 hours and 30 minutes long)
Britten's Peter Grimes.
IDonald Macleod presents a Welsh National Opera production of Britten's Peter Grimes from Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff, starring Nicky Spence in the title role. In the storm-swept costal community of Borough, fisherman Peter Grimes is an outsider, regarded with distain by many of his neighbours. When tragedy strikes, contempt turns to suspicion and Peter is driven to breaking point,and Borough's inhabitants begin to look and behave like a mob. Tenor Spence leads a large ensemble cast, including Sally Matthews, David Kempster, Sarah Connolly and Catherine Wyn-Rogers, alongside the massed voices of the Chorus of Welsh National Opera. Donald is joined by theatre historian Sarah Lenton to unpack some of the history behind this work and the special qualities of this new production. Britten: Peter Grimes. Nicky Spence (tenor: Peter Grimes), Sally Matthews (soprano: Ellen Orford), David Kempster (baritone: Captain Balstrode), Dominic Sedgwick (baritone: Ned Keene), Oliver Johnston (tenor: Bob Boles), Sarah Connolly (mezzo: Auntie), Fflur Wyn (soprano: First niece), Eiry Price (soprano: Second niece), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo: Mrs Sedley), Sion Goronwy (bass: Swallow, a lawyer), Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts (tenor: Reverend Horace Adams), Callum Thorpe (bass: Hobson, a carrier), Helen Jarmany (mezzo: Dr Crabbe), Maya Marsh (John), Orchestra and Chorus of Welsh National Opera, Tomáš Hanus (conductor).
Time: 18:00 to 21:30 (3 hours and 30 minutes long)
Britten's Peter Grimes.
IDonald Macleod presents a Welsh National Opera production of Britten's Peter Grimes from Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff, starring Nicky Spence in the title role. In the storm-swept costal community of Borough, fisherman Peter Grimes is an outsider, regarded with distain by many of his neighbours. When tragedy strikes, contempt turns to suspicion and Peter is driven to breaking point,and Borough's inhabitants begin to look and behave like a mob. Tenor Spence leads a large ensemble cast, including Sally Matthews, David Kempster, Sarah Connolly and Catherine Wyn-Rogers, alongside the massed voices of the Chorus of Welsh National Opera. Donald is joined by theatre historian Sarah Lenton to unpack some of the history behind this work and the special qualities of this new production. Britten: Peter Grimes. Nicky Spence (tenor: Peter Grimes), Sally Matthews (soprano: Ellen Orford), David Kempster (baritone: Captain Balstrode), Dominic Sedgwick (baritone: Ned Keene), Oliver Johnston (tenor: Bob Boles), Sarah Connolly (mezzo: Auntie), Fflur Wyn (soprano: First niece), Eiry Price (soprano: Second niece), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo: Mrs Sedley), Sion Goronwy (bass: Swallow, a lawyer), Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts (tenor: Reverend Horace Adams), Callum Thorpe (bass: Hobson, a carrier), Helen Jarmany (mezzo: Dr Crabbe), Maya Marsh (John), Orchestra and Chorus of Welsh National Opera, Tomáš Hanus (conductor).
12antimuzak
Saturday 28th June 2025 (starting this evening)
Time: 18:00 to 21:30 (3 hours and 30 minutes long)
Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci.
Georgia Mann is joined by expert commentator Iain Burnside for a double bill of Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana and Leoncavallo's Pagliacci from Bavarian State Opera, recorded in Munich last month. Cavalleria rusticana tells the story of Turiddu, a soldier who learns his love Lola has married another while he was away, so seduces Santuzza in order to spite his ex-fiancée. Lola and Turridu eventually begin their own affair, pushing her husband Alfio to take violent retribution. Pagliacci concerns a travelling theatre troupe that includes the clown Canio, his wife Nedda and her lover Silvio. Canio suspects Nedda of carrying on an affair, and those suspicions lead to violence during the performance of a comedy, which, coincidentally, closely mirrors the tangled affairs of its cast members' lives. Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana. Ekaterine Buachidze (mezzo: Lola), Ivan Gyngazov (tenor: Turiddu), Yulia Matochkina (soprano: Santuzza), Wolfgang Koch (baritone: Alfio), Rosalind Plowright (contralto: Mamma Lucia). Leoncavallo: Pagliacci. Ailyn Pérez (soprano: Nedda/Colombina)), Jonas Kaufmann (tenor: Canio/Pagliaccio)), Wolfgang Koch (baritone: Tonio/Taddeo)), Andres Agudelo (tenor: Beppe/Arlecchino)), Thomas Mole (baritone: Silvio). Bavarian State Opera Children's Chorus, Bavarian State Opera Chorus, Bavarian State Orchestra, Daniele Rustioni (conductor).
Time: 18:00 to 21:30 (3 hours and 30 minutes long)
Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci.
Georgia Mann is joined by expert commentator Iain Burnside for a double bill of Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana and Leoncavallo's Pagliacci from Bavarian State Opera, recorded in Munich last month. Cavalleria rusticana tells the story of Turiddu, a soldier who learns his love Lola has married another while he was away, so seduces Santuzza in order to spite his ex-fiancée. Lola and Turridu eventually begin their own affair, pushing her husband Alfio to take violent retribution. Pagliacci concerns a travelling theatre troupe that includes the clown Canio, his wife Nedda and her lover Silvio. Canio suspects Nedda of carrying on an affair, and those suspicions lead to violence during the performance of a comedy, which, coincidentally, closely mirrors the tangled affairs of its cast members' lives. Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana. Ekaterine Buachidze (mezzo: Lola), Ivan Gyngazov (tenor: Turiddu), Yulia Matochkina (soprano: Santuzza), Wolfgang Koch (baritone: Alfio), Rosalind Plowright (contralto: Mamma Lucia). Leoncavallo: Pagliacci. Ailyn Pérez (soprano: Nedda/Colombina)), Jonas Kaufmann (tenor: Canio/Pagliaccio)), Wolfgang Koch (baritone: Tonio/Taddeo)), Andres Agudelo (tenor: Beppe/Arlecchino)), Thomas Mole (baritone: Silvio). Bavarian State Opera Children's Chorus, Bavarian State Opera Chorus, Bavarian State Orchestra, Daniele Rustioni (conductor).
13antimuzak
ARTS: Opera on 3
On: BBC Radio 3 (703)
Date: Saturday 5th July 2025 (starting this evening)
Time: 18:00 to 21:30 (3 hours and 30 minutes long)
Gounod's Faust.
Martin Handley is joined by expert commentator Sarah Hibberd for a production of Gounod's Faust from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, starring Stefan Pop, Carolina López Moreno and Adam Palka, and conducted by Maurizio Benini. Disillusioned with life, the aged Faust resolves to kill himself, but is stopped in his tracks by the Devil in the form of Méphistophélès, who makes him an offer he can't refuse - youth, wealth and the beautiful Marguerite. Goethe's epic poem Faust was a major inspiration for composers during the 19th century, and Gounod's version includes a ballet, exhilarating choral writing and some memorable melodies, including Marguerite's dazzling jewel song. Gounod: Faust. Stefan Pop (tenor: Faust), Carolina López Moreno (soprano: Marguerite), Adam Palka (bass: Méphistophélès), Boris Pinkhasovich (baritone: Valentin), Hongni Wu (mezzo: Siebel), Monika-Evelin Liiv (mezzo: Martha), Ossian Huskinson (bass-baritone: Wagner), Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Maurizio Benini (conductor).
On: BBC Radio 3 (703)
Date: Saturday 5th July 2025 (starting this evening)
Time: 18:00 to 21:30 (3 hours and 30 minutes long)
Gounod's Faust.
Martin Handley is joined by expert commentator Sarah Hibberd for a production of Gounod's Faust from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, starring Stefan Pop, Carolina López Moreno and Adam Palka, and conducted by Maurizio Benini. Disillusioned with life, the aged Faust resolves to kill himself, but is stopped in his tracks by the Devil in the form of Méphistophélès, who makes him an offer he can't refuse - youth, wealth and the beautiful Marguerite. Goethe's epic poem Faust was a major inspiration for composers during the 19th century, and Gounod's version includes a ballet, exhilarating choral writing and some memorable melodies, including Marguerite's dazzling jewel song. Gounod: Faust. Stefan Pop (tenor: Faust), Carolina López Moreno (soprano: Marguerite), Adam Palka (bass: Méphistophélès), Boris Pinkhasovich (baritone: Valentin), Hongni Wu (mezzo: Siebel), Monika-Evelin Liiv (mezzo: Martha), Ossian Huskinson (bass-baritone: Wagner), Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Maurizio Benini (conductor).
14antimuzak
Saturday 4th October 2025 (starting this evening)
Time: 18:00 to 21:30 (3 hours and 30 minutes long)
Handel's Semele.
Georgia Mann presents a performance of Handel's Semele from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, conducted by Christian Curnyn and starring Pretty Yende, Alice Coote and Ben Bliss. It is based on a story from Ovid's Metamorphoses concerning the mortal Semele, eventual mother of Bacchus, and her doomed relationship with the god Jupiter. Handel's dramatic setting of a libretto by William Congreve was not originally staged, but is essentially an opera in all but name, widely considered one of his greatest works. Georgia is joined in conversation by opera writer and broadcaster Sarah Lenton. Handel: Semele. Pretty Yende (soprano: Semele), Ben Bliss (tenor: Jupiter), Alice Coote (mezzo: Juno), Carlo Vistoli (countertenor: Athamas), Brindley Sherratt (bass: Cadmus & Somnus), Niamh O'Sullivan (mezzo: Ino), Marianna Hovanisyan (soprano: Iris), Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Ballet and Opera, Christian Curnyn (conductor).
Time: 18:00 to 21:30 (3 hours and 30 minutes long)
Handel's Semele.
Georgia Mann presents a performance of Handel's Semele from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, conducted by Christian Curnyn and starring Pretty Yende, Alice Coote and Ben Bliss. It is based on a story from Ovid's Metamorphoses concerning the mortal Semele, eventual mother of Bacchus, and her doomed relationship with the god Jupiter. Handel's dramatic setting of a libretto by William Congreve was not originally staged, but is essentially an opera in all but name, widely considered one of his greatest works. Georgia is joined in conversation by opera writer and broadcaster Sarah Lenton. Handel: Semele. Pretty Yende (soprano: Semele), Ben Bliss (tenor: Jupiter), Alice Coote (mezzo: Juno), Carlo Vistoli (countertenor: Athamas), Brindley Sherratt (bass: Cadmus & Somnus), Niamh O'Sullivan (mezzo: Ino), Marianna Hovanisyan (soprano: Iris), Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Ballet and Opera, Christian Curnyn (conductor).
15antimuzak
Saturday 18th October 2025 (starting this evening)
Time: 18:00 to 21:35 (3 hours and 35 minutes long)
Handel's Rodelinda.
Andrew McGregor presents a performance of Handel's Rodelinda at Garsington Opera, starring soprano Lucy Crowe in the title role and Tim Mead as her husband King Bertarido. One of Handel's most successful operas when first performed in 1725, and one of his most highly regarded in recent times, Rodelinda is an involving, taut and remarkably modern drama. Grimoaldo drives the rightful king Bertarido from his kingdom with his wife Rodelinda devastated by the news that Bertarido has been killed, and now has to fend off the unwanted attentions of Grimoaldo, but she soon hatches a clever plan. Andrew is joined in conversation by Handel expert Suzanne Aspden. Handel: Rodelinda. Lucy Crowe (soprano: Rodelinda), Tim Mead (countertenor: Bertarido), Ed Lyon (tenor: Grimoaldo), Marvic Monreal (mezzo: Eduige, Bertarido's sister), Hugh Cutting (countertenor: Unulfo, Bertarido's adviser), Brandon Cedel (bass-baritone: Garibaldo, Grimoaldo's adviser), the English Concert, Peter Whelan (conductor).
Time: 18:00 to 21:35 (3 hours and 35 minutes long)
Handel's Rodelinda.
Andrew McGregor presents a performance of Handel's Rodelinda at Garsington Opera, starring soprano Lucy Crowe in the title role and Tim Mead as her husband King Bertarido. One of Handel's most successful operas when first performed in 1725, and one of his most highly regarded in recent times, Rodelinda is an involving, taut and remarkably modern drama. Grimoaldo drives the rightful king Bertarido from his kingdom with his wife Rodelinda devastated by the news that Bertarido has been killed, and now has to fend off the unwanted attentions of Grimoaldo, but she soon hatches a clever plan. Andrew is joined in conversation by Handel expert Suzanne Aspden. Handel: Rodelinda. Lucy Crowe (soprano: Rodelinda), Tim Mead (countertenor: Bertarido), Ed Lyon (tenor: Grimoaldo), Marvic Monreal (mezzo: Eduige, Bertarido's sister), Hugh Cutting (countertenor: Unulfo, Bertarido's adviser), Brandon Cedel (bass-baritone: Garibaldo, Grimoaldo's adviser), the English Concert, Peter Whelan (conductor).
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Saturday 1st November 2025 (starting this evening)
Time: 18:00 to 22:00 (4 hours long)
Verdi: The Sicilian Vespers.
Andrew McGregor is joined by guest Flora Willson for a performance of Verdi's The Sicilian Vespers at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, starring Joyce El-Khoury, Valentyn Dytiuk, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo and Quinn Kelsey. Speranza Scappucci makes her debut as the Royal Opera's principal guest conductor in one of Verdi's grandest scores, written for the Paris Opera in 1855 and performed here in the original French version. Sicily, 1282, iunder French occupation and noblewoman Hélène seeks revenge for her brother's execution at the hands of the French. Meanwhile, her lover Henri is torn between his Sicilian roots and his loyalty to French governor Montfort, whom he discovers is his father. As the young couple's romance begins to fracture and political tensions rise, the Sicilians plot a rebellion against their occupiers, resulting in a climactic confrontation during evening prayers. Verdi: The Sicilian Vespers. Joyce El-Khoury (soprano: Hélène), Valentyn Dytiuk (tenor: Henri), Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (bass-baritone: Jean Procida), Quinn Kelsey (baritone: Guy de Montfort), Blaise Malaba (bass: Le Sire de Béthune), Thomas D Hopkinson (bass: Le Comte de Vaudemont), Vartan Gabrielian (bass-baritone: Robert), Neal Cooper (tenor: Thibault), Jingwen Cai (mezzo: Ninetta), Michael Gibson (tenor: Daniéli), Giorgi Guliashvili (tenor: Mainfroid), Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, conductor Speranza Scappucci.
Time: 18:00 to 22:00 (4 hours long)
Verdi: The Sicilian Vespers.
Andrew McGregor is joined by guest Flora Willson for a performance of Verdi's The Sicilian Vespers at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, starring Joyce El-Khoury, Valentyn Dytiuk, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo and Quinn Kelsey. Speranza Scappucci makes her debut as the Royal Opera's principal guest conductor in one of Verdi's grandest scores, written for the Paris Opera in 1855 and performed here in the original French version. Sicily, 1282, iunder French occupation and noblewoman Hélène seeks revenge for her brother's execution at the hands of the French. Meanwhile, her lover Henri is torn between his Sicilian roots and his loyalty to French governor Montfort, whom he discovers is his father. As the young couple's romance begins to fracture and political tensions rise, the Sicilians plot a rebellion against their occupiers, resulting in a climactic confrontation during evening prayers. Verdi: The Sicilian Vespers. Joyce El-Khoury (soprano: Hélène), Valentyn Dytiuk (tenor: Henri), Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (bass-baritone: Jean Procida), Quinn Kelsey (baritone: Guy de Montfort), Blaise Malaba (bass: Le Sire de Béthune), Thomas D Hopkinson (bass: Le Comte de Vaudemont), Vartan Gabrielian (bass-baritone: Robert), Neal Cooper (tenor: Thibault), Jingwen Cai (mezzo: Ninetta), Michael Gibson (tenor: Daniéli), Giorgi Guliashvili (tenor: Mainfroid), Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, conductor Speranza Scappucci.
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Saturday 15th November 2025 (starting this evening)
Time: 18:00 to 21:30 (3 hours and 30 minutes long)
Janácek's The Cunning Little Vixen.
Gillian Moore presents a chance to hear a 1981 performance at Vienna's Sofiensaal of Janácek's The Cunning Little Vixen conducted by Charles Mackerras, ahead of Monday's Radio 3 celebration of the conductor's centenary. Based on a series newspaper drawings of the adventures of a fox cub, the opera has delighted audiences ever since its premiere in 1924. Janácek: The Cunning Little Vixen. Lucia Popp (soprano: The Vixen), Eva Randová (soprano: The Fox), Dalibor Jedlicka (baritone: Forester), Vladimír Krejcík (tenor: Schoolmaster), Beno Blachut (tenor: Innkeeper), Bratislava Children's Choir, Chorus of the Vienna Staatsoper, Vienna Philharmonic, Charles Mackerras (conductpr).
Time: 18:00 to 21:30 (3 hours and 30 minutes long)
Janácek's The Cunning Little Vixen.
Gillian Moore presents a chance to hear a 1981 performance at Vienna's Sofiensaal of Janácek's The Cunning Little Vixen conducted by Charles Mackerras, ahead of Monday's Radio 3 celebration of the conductor's centenary. Based on a series newspaper drawings of the adventures of a fox cub, the opera has delighted audiences ever since its premiere in 1924. Janácek: The Cunning Little Vixen. Lucia Popp (soprano: The Vixen), Eva Randová (soprano: The Fox), Dalibor Jedlicka (baritone: Forester), Vladimír Krejcík (tenor: Schoolmaster), Beno Blachut (tenor: Innkeeper), Bratislava Children's Choir, Chorus of the Vienna Staatsoper, Vienna Philharmonic, Charles Mackerras (conductpr).
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Saturday 22nd November 2025 (starting this evening)
Time: 18:00 to 21:30 (3 hours and 30 minutes long)
Alban Berg's Wozzeck from Munich.
Presenter Georgia Mann is joined by guest Emily MacGregor as Simon Rattle conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Alban Berg's Wozzeck at the Isarphilharmonie in Munich, featuring a stellar cast headed by Malin Byström and Christian Gerhaher. Based on Georg Büchner's dramatic fragment, the opera tells the story of a soldier who is broken by the world around him. Berg's music cuts sharply, longingly, and devastatingly into the ears of its listeners, with a gripping musical language woven from military rhythms and lyrical delicacy. A powerful masterpiece between atonality and emotion, Wozzeck challenges - and rewards - the heart, mind and ears alike. Berg: Wozzeck, opera in three acts and 15 scenes. Christian Gerhaher (baritone: Wozzeck), Malin Byström (soprano: Marie), Eric Cutler (tenor: Drum major), DBrindley Sherratt (bass: Doctor), Nicky Spence (tenor: Captain/Fool), Edgaras Montvidas (tenor: Andres), HK Gruber (Speaker/First Apprentice), Ludwig Mittelhammer (baritone: Second Apprentice), Bavarian Radio Chorus, Bavarian State Opera Children's Chorus, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle (conductor).
Time: 18:00 to 21:30 (3 hours and 30 minutes long)
Alban Berg's Wozzeck from Munich.
Presenter Georgia Mann is joined by guest Emily MacGregor as Simon Rattle conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Alban Berg's Wozzeck at the Isarphilharmonie in Munich, featuring a stellar cast headed by Malin Byström and Christian Gerhaher. Based on Georg Büchner's dramatic fragment, the opera tells the story of a soldier who is broken by the world around him. Berg's music cuts sharply, longingly, and devastatingly into the ears of its listeners, with a gripping musical language woven from military rhythms and lyrical delicacy. A powerful masterpiece between atonality and emotion, Wozzeck challenges - and rewards - the heart, mind and ears alike. Berg: Wozzeck, opera in three acts and 15 scenes. Christian Gerhaher (baritone: Wozzeck), Malin Byström (soprano: Marie), Eric Cutler (tenor: Drum major), DBrindley Sherratt (bass: Doctor), Nicky Spence (tenor: Captain/Fool), Edgaras Montvidas (tenor: Andres), HK Gruber (Speaker/First Apprentice), Ludwig Mittelhammer (baritone: Second Apprentice), Bavarian Radio Chorus, Bavarian State Opera Children's Chorus, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle (conductor).
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Saturday 29th November 2025 (starting this evening)
Time: 18:00 to 20:00 (2 hours long)
Janácek's The Makropulos Case.
Martin Handley presents a performance of Janácek's The Makropulos Case at the Royal Opera House, featuring a stellar cast led by soprano Ausrine Stundyte and conducted by Jakub Hruša. World-famous opera singer Emilia Marty has taken an elixir that has allowed her to live for more than 300 years under different aliases, always with the initials EM. However, the formula is running out and getting hold of a document in a long-running court case is her only chance of extending it, but after centuries of love affairs and disappointment, does she really want to live forever. Martin is joined in the box by Nigel Simeone to discuss Janácek's startlingly haunting and modern score. Janácek: The Makropulos Case. Ausrine Stundyte (soprano: Emilia Marty), Heather Engebretson (soprano: Krista), Sean Panikkar (tenor: Albert Gregor), Johan Reuter (bass-baritone: Baron Jaroslav Prus), Henry Waddington (bass-baritone: Dr Kolenatý), Daniel Matoušek (tenor: Janek), Alan Oke (tenor: Count Hauk-Šendorf), Peter Hoare (tenor: Vítek), Susan Bickley (mezzo: Stage door woman), Jingwen Cai (mezzo: Hotel maid), Jeremy White (bass: Security guard), Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Jakub Hruša (conductor).
Time: 18:00 to 20:00 (2 hours long)
Janácek's The Makropulos Case.
Martin Handley presents a performance of Janácek's The Makropulos Case at the Royal Opera House, featuring a stellar cast led by soprano Ausrine Stundyte and conducted by Jakub Hruša. World-famous opera singer Emilia Marty has taken an elixir that has allowed her to live for more than 300 years under different aliases, always with the initials EM. However, the formula is running out and getting hold of a document in a long-running court case is her only chance of extending it, but after centuries of love affairs and disappointment, does she really want to live forever. Martin is joined in the box by Nigel Simeone to discuss Janácek's startlingly haunting and modern score. Janácek: The Makropulos Case. Ausrine Stundyte (soprano: Emilia Marty), Heather Engebretson (soprano: Krista), Sean Panikkar (tenor: Albert Gregor), Johan Reuter (bass-baritone: Baron Jaroslav Prus), Henry Waddington (bass-baritone: Dr Kolenatý), Daniel Matoušek (tenor: Janek), Alan Oke (tenor: Count Hauk-Šendorf), Peter Hoare (tenor: Vítek), Susan Bickley (mezzo: Stage door woman), Jingwen Cai (mezzo: Hotel maid), Jeremy White (bass: Security guard), Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Jakub Hruša (conductor).
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Saturday 6th December 2025 (starting this evening)
Time: 18:00 to 21:30 (3 hours and 30 minutes long)
Puccini's La Bohème.
Debra Lew Harder and Ira Siff present a live performance of Puccini's La bohème from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City, starring Juliana Grigoryan and Stephen Costello. In 1830s Paris, artist Marcello, poet Rodolfo, philosopher Colline and musician Schaunard are behind with the rent in their Latin Quarter garret. While the others head to Café Momus, Rodolfo stays behind and meets neighbour Mimi, and falls instantly in love. Puccini: La bohème. Juliana Grigoryan (soprano: Mimi), Mané Galoyan (soprano: Musetta), Stephen Costello (tenor: Rodolfo), David Bizic (baritone: Marcello), Iurii Samoilov (baritone: Schaunard), Alexander Köpeczi (bass: Colline), Donald Maxwell (baritone: Benoit/Alcindoro), Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Daniele Rustioni (conductor).
(Live)
Time: 18:00 to 21:30 (3 hours and 30 minutes long)
Puccini's La Bohème.
Debra Lew Harder and Ira Siff present a live performance of Puccini's La bohème from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City, starring Juliana Grigoryan and Stephen Costello. In 1830s Paris, artist Marcello, poet Rodolfo, philosopher Colline and musician Schaunard are behind with the rent in their Latin Quarter garret. While the others head to Café Momus, Rodolfo stays behind and meets neighbour Mimi, and falls instantly in love. Puccini: La bohème. Juliana Grigoryan (soprano: Mimi), Mané Galoyan (soprano: Musetta), Stephen Costello (tenor: Rodolfo), David Bizic (baritone: Marcello), Iurii Samoilov (baritone: Schaunard), Alexander Köpeczi (bass: Colline), Donald Maxwell (baritone: Benoit/Alcindoro), Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Daniele Rustioni (conductor).
(Live)
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Saturday 13th December 2025 (starting this evening)
Time: 18:00 to 21:30 (3 hours and 30 minutes long)
Giordano's Andrea Chenier.
Debra Lew Harder and Ira Siff present a live performance of Giordano's Andrea Chenier from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City, starring Piotr Beczala in the title role of the virtuous poet who falls victim to the intrigue and violence of the French Revolution. Also featured are soprano Sonya Yoncheva as Chénier's aristocratic lover Maddalena di Coigny, with baritone Igor Golovatenko as Carlo Gérard, the agent of the Reign of Terror who seals their fates. Giordano: Andrea Chenier. Sonya Yoncheva (soprano: Maddalena), Piotr Beczala (tenor: Andrea Chenier), Igor Golovatenko (baritone: Carlo Gérard), Siphokazi Molteno (mezzo: La Bersi), Olesya Petrova (mezzo: Madelon), Brenton Ryan (tenor: Incredibile), Guriy Gurev (baritone: Roucher), Maurizio Muraro (bass-baritone: Mathieu), Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera, New York, Daniele Rustioni (conductor).
(Live)
Time: 18:00 to 21:30 (3 hours and 30 minutes long)
Giordano's Andrea Chenier.
Debra Lew Harder and Ira Siff present a live performance of Giordano's Andrea Chenier from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City, starring Piotr Beczala in the title role of the virtuous poet who falls victim to the intrigue and violence of the French Revolution. Also featured are soprano Sonya Yoncheva as Chénier's aristocratic lover Maddalena di Coigny, with baritone Igor Golovatenko as Carlo Gérard, the agent of the Reign of Terror who seals their fates. Giordano: Andrea Chenier. Sonya Yoncheva (soprano: Maddalena), Piotr Beczala (tenor: Andrea Chenier), Igor Golovatenko (baritone: Carlo Gérard), Siphokazi Molteno (mezzo: La Bersi), Olesya Petrova (mezzo: Madelon), Brenton Ryan (tenor: Incredibile), Guriy Gurev (baritone: Roucher), Maurizio Muraro (bass-baritone: Mathieu), Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera, New York, Daniele Rustioni (conductor).
(Live)
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Saturday 27th December 2025 (starting this evening)
Time: 18:00 to 21:30 (3 hours and 30 minutes long)
Cosi fan tutte.
Mozart's opera Cosi fan tutte from La Scala, Milan. Presented by Kate Molleson in conversation with Sarah Lenton. A jaded old 'philosopher' bets his two younger friends that, within 24 hours, their respective lovers will be unfaithful to them. Elsa Dreisig (Fiordiligi), Nina van Essen (Dorabella), Sandrine Piau (Despina), Luca Micheletti (Guglielmo), Giovanni Sala (Ferrando), Gerald Finley (Don Alfonso), Chorus & Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala, Milan, conductor Alexander Soddy.
Time: 18:00 to 21:30 (3 hours and 30 minutes long)
Cosi fan tutte.
Mozart's opera Cosi fan tutte from La Scala, Milan. Presented by Kate Molleson in conversation with Sarah Lenton. A jaded old 'philosopher' bets his two younger friends that, within 24 hours, their respective lovers will be unfaithful to them. Elsa Dreisig (Fiordiligi), Nina van Essen (Dorabella), Sandrine Piau (Despina), Luca Micheletti (Guglielmo), Giovanni Sala (Ferrando), Gerald Finley (Don Alfonso), Chorus & Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala, Milan, conductor Alexander Soddy.
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Saturday 10th January 2026 (starting this evening)
Time: 18:00 to 22:00 (4 hours long)
Bellini's I Puritani.
Debra Lew Harder and Ira Siff present a live performance of Bellini's I Puritani from the New York Met. Soprano Lisette Oropesa and tenor Lawrence Brownlee star as protagonists Elvira and Arturo, who are brought together by love, and torn apart by the political rifts of the English Civil War. Baritone Artur Ruci?ski plays Riccardo, betrothed to Elvira against her will, and bass-baritone Christian Van Horn takes on the role of Elvira's sympathetic uncle Giorgio in Bellini's portrayal of madness - both in individuals and in communities. Bellini: I Puritani. Lisette Oropesa (soprano: Elvira Walton), Lawrence Brownlee (tenor: Lord Arturo Talbot), Artur Ruci?ski (baritone: Riccardo Forth), Christian Van Horn (bass: Giorgio Walton), Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera, New York, Marco Armiliato (conductor).
Time: 18:00 to 22:00 (4 hours long)
Bellini's I Puritani.
Debra Lew Harder and Ira Siff present a live performance of Bellini's I Puritani from the New York Met. Soprano Lisette Oropesa and tenor Lawrence Brownlee star as protagonists Elvira and Arturo, who are brought together by love, and torn apart by the political rifts of the English Civil War. Baritone Artur Ruci?ski plays Riccardo, betrothed to Elvira against her will, and bass-baritone Christian Van Horn takes on the role of Elvira's sympathetic uncle Giorgio in Bellini's portrayal of madness - both in individuals and in communities. Bellini: I Puritani. Lisette Oropesa (soprano: Elvira Walton), Lawrence Brownlee (tenor: Lord Arturo Talbot), Artur Ruci?ski (baritone: Riccardo Forth), Christian Van Horn (bass: Giorgio Walton), Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera, New York, Marco Armiliato (conductor).
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ARTS: Opera on 3
On: BBC Radio 3 (703)
Date: Saturday 17th January 2026 (starting this evening)
Time: 18:00 to 21:30 (3 hours and 30 minutes long)
Bizet's Carmen.
Debra Lew Harder and Ira Siff are live from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City for a performance of Carmen, Bizet's operatic depiction of seduction, jealousy and tragedy. The Met's production sees mezzo Aigul Akhmetshina as Carmen, whose irresistible allure drives soldier Don José - sung by tenor Michael Fabiano - to destruction. Bizet: Carmen. Aigul Akhmetshina (mezzo: Carmen), Michael Fabiano (tenor: Don José), Janai Brugger (soprano: Micaëla), Christian Van Horn (bass-baritone: Escamillo), Janai Brugger (soprano: Micaela), Susanne Burgess (soprano: Frasquita), Briana Hunter (mezzo: Mercedes), Richard Bernstein (bass: Zuniga), Aaron Blake (tenor: Le Remendado), Eleomar Cuello (baritone: Le Dancaire), Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera, New York, Pier Giorgio Morandi (conductor).
On: BBC Radio 3 (703)
Date: Saturday 17th January 2026 (starting this evening)
Time: 18:00 to 21:30 (3 hours and 30 minutes long)
Bizet's Carmen.
Debra Lew Harder and Ira Siff are live from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City for a performance of Carmen, Bizet's operatic depiction of seduction, jealousy and tragedy. The Met's production sees mezzo Aigul Akhmetshina as Carmen, whose irresistible allure drives soldier Don José - sung by tenor Michael Fabiano - to destruction. Bizet: Carmen. Aigul Akhmetshina (mezzo: Carmen), Michael Fabiano (tenor: Don José), Janai Brugger (soprano: Micaëla), Christian Van Horn (bass-baritone: Escamillo), Janai Brugger (soprano: Micaela), Susanne Burgess (soprano: Frasquita), Briana Hunter (mezzo: Mercedes), Richard Bernstein (bass: Zuniga), Aaron Blake (tenor: Le Remendado), Eleomar Cuello (baritone: Le Dancaire), Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera, New York, Pier Giorgio Morandi (conductor).
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Saturday 24th January 2026 (starting this evening)
Time: 18:00 to 21:45 (3 hours and 45 minutes long)
Gershwin's Porgy and Bess.
Debra Lew Harder and Ira Siff present Gershwin's Porgy and Bess live from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City, starring Alfred Walker and Brittany Renee in the title roles. The opera depicts the inhabitants of Catfish Row, South Carolina, where Bess is the girlfriend of violent bully Crown. When she meets disabled beggar Porgy, she discovers true affection and kindness, but Crown isn't going to let her go without a fight. One of the defining works of American music theatre with its fusion of opera, jazz, and Broadway, the Gershwin brothers' enduring masterpiece features a number of tunes the popularity of which has transcended the opera house, including the classics Summertime and It Ain't Necessarily So. Gershwin: Porgy and Bess. Alfred Walker (bass-baritone: Porgy), Brittany Renee (soprano: Bess), Ryan Speedo Green (bass-baritone: Crown), Frederick Ballentine (tenor: Sportin' Life), Chauncey Packer (tenor: Robbins/crab man), Leah Hawkins (soprano: Serena), Benjamin Taylor (baritone: Jake), Vuvu Mpofu (soprano: Clara), Denyce Graves (mezzo: Maria), Errin Duane Brooks (tenor: Mingo), Norman Shankle (tenor: Peter), Adrienne Danrich (soprano: Lily), Kevin Short (bass-baritone: Frazier), Brittany Olivia Logan (soprano: Strawberry woman), Norman Garrett (baritone: Jim), Darren Drone (baritone: Undertaker), Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Kwamé Ryan (conductor).
(Live)
Time: 18:00 to 21:45 (3 hours and 45 minutes long)
Gershwin's Porgy and Bess.
Debra Lew Harder and Ira Siff present Gershwin's Porgy and Bess live from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City, starring Alfred Walker and Brittany Renee in the title roles. The opera depicts the inhabitants of Catfish Row, South Carolina, where Bess is the girlfriend of violent bully Crown. When she meets disabled beggar Porgy, she discovers true affection and kindness, but Crown isn't going to let her go without a fight. One of the defining works of American music theatre with its fusion of opera, jazz, and Broadway, the Gershwin brothers' enduring masterpiece features a number of tunes the popularity of which has transcended the opera house, including the classics Summertime and It Ain't Necessarily So. Gershwin: Porgy and Bess. Alfred Walker (bass-baritone: Porgy), Brittany Renee (soprano: Bess), Ryan Speedo Green (bass-baritone: Crown), Frederick Ballentine (tenor: Sportin' Life), Chauncey Packer (tenor: Robbins/crab man), Leah Hawkins (soprano: Serena), Benjamin Taylor (baritone: Jake), Vuvu Mpofu (soprano: Clara), Denyce Graves (mezzo: Maria), Errin Duane Brooks (tenor: Mingo), Norman Shankle (tenor: Peter), Adrienne Danrich (soprano: Lily), Kevin Short (bass-baritone: Frazier), Brittany Olivia Logan (soprano: Strawberry woman), Norman Garrett (baritone: Jim), Darren Drone (baritone: Undertaker), Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Kwamé Ryan (conductor).
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