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  1. Handel Opera Cycle

    Radio 3 marks the 250th anniversary of Handel's death with a complete cycle of his operas

    大象传媒 Radio 3

  2. Opera Gala

    A concert of opera favourites recorded at the Jersey Opera House.

    大象传媒 Radio Jersey

  3. Opera on 3

    Programme presenting rare and fascinating operatic performances

    大象传媒 Radio 3

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  4. The Mario Lanza Story

    Dame Kiri Te Kanawa profiles the stormy life of singer Mario Lanza

    大象传媒 Radio 2

  5. Opera Italia

    Series tracing the history of Italian opera presented by conductor Antonio Pappano

    大象传媒 Four

  6. Rigoletto from Mantua

    Verdi's tragic masterpiece Rigoletto, starring Placido Domingo in the title role

    大象传媒 Two

  7. Maestro at the Opera

    Four well-known personalities compete to be able to conduct at the Royal Opera House.

    大象传媒 Two

  8. Puccini's Il Trittico

    A trilogy of short operas by Puccini

    大象传媒 Four

  9. Pappano's Classical Voices

    The greatest opera singers seen through the prism of the main classical voice types.

    大象传媒 Four

  10. Alfie Boe

    Alfie presents a three-part series celebrating his opera heroes

    大象传媒 Radio 2

  11. Radio 3 Opera Guides

    Radio 3's guides to operatic works

    大象传媒 Radio 3

  12. The In Tune A-Z of Opera

    A guide to the language of opera

    大象传媒 Radio 3

  13. The Writers' Ring Cycle

    Specially commissioned responses to Wagner's Ring Cycle from four leading writers

    大象传媒 Radio 3

  14. Kathleen Ferrier: An Ordinary Diva

    Profile of the great British contralto Kathleen Ferrier.

    大象传媒 Four

  15. The Marriage of Figaro

    A richly-detailed staging of Mozart's comic masterpiece from the Royal Opera House.

    大象传媒 Four

  16. Katherine Jenkins: More Music from Margam

    Featuring Katherine Jenkins with special guests Paul Potts and choir Serendipity.

    大象传媒 Two Wales

  17. Hansel and Gretel

    Star-studded production of Engelbert Humperdinck's ever-popular opera of the fairytale.

    大象传媒 Two

  18. Bryn Terfel's Faenol Festival Gala

    An evening of classic songs including Nessun Dorma, Juliet's aria and Queen of the Night.

    大象传媒 Two

  19. Dido and Aeneas

    Film production of Purcell's operatic masterpiece with Maria Ewing andKarl Daymond.

    大象传媒 Four

  20. Dido and Aeneas from the Royal Opera House

    Henry Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas, featuring Sarah Connolly and Lucas Meachum.

    大象传媒 Four

  21. Acis and Galatea from the Royal Opera House

    A production of Handel's opera Acis and Galatea with the Royal Opera and the Royal Ballet.

    大象传媒 Four

  22. The Number 1 Ladies' Opera House

    No1 Ladies' Detective Agency creator Alexander McCall Smith's opera project in Botswana.

    大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra

  23. Don Carlo from the Royal Opera House

    Nicholas Hytner's production of Verdi's Don Carlo from Covent Garden.

    大象传媒 Four

  24. Katherine Jenkins' Classical Christmas

    Katherine Jenkins introduces light orchestral and opera music with a Christmas flavour.

    大象传媒 Radio 2

  25. The Tsarina's Slippers

    A performance of Tchaikovsky's opera based on a Christmas story by Gogol.

    大象传媒 Two

  26. The Number 1 Ladies' Opera House

    No1 Ladies' Detective Agency creator Alexander McCall Smith's opera project in Botswana.

    大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra

  27. Carmen: The Dream and the Destiny

    Documentary which tells the story of Bizet and his most famous opera, Carmen.

    大象传媒 Four

  28. Diva Diaries

    Soprano Danielle de Niese prepares for her role as Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro.

    大象传媒 Four

  29. Aida

    Giuseppe Verdi's opera Aida in a spectacular outdoor production on Lake Constance.

    大象传媒 Four

  30. What Makes a Great Tenor?

    Rolando Villazon takes us inside the world of the sexiest and riskiest of operatic voices.

    大象传媒 Four

  31. What Makes a Great Soprano?

    Dame Kiri Te Kanawa explores the physical and artistic demands of being a soprano.

    大象传媒 Two

  32. Singing for Life

    Documentary telling the story of three black opera singers from the Cape Town townships.

    大象传媒 Four

  33. Placido Domingo in Simon Boccanegra

    Placido Domingo sings baritone in the title role of Verdi's opera, from Covent Garden.

    大象传媒 Two

  34. The Carl Rosa Opera

    The story of a British musical institution that took grand opera to the provinces.

    大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra

  35. Mozart's Don Giovanni from Glyndebourne

    Jonathan Kent's production of Mozart's Don Giovanni.

    大象传媒 Two

  36. Best of European Opera 2010

    Including Simon Boccanegra, Don Quixote, Moses and Aaron, Othello and Rigoletto.

    大象传媒 Four

  37. Rigoletto

    Film version of Verdi's masterpiece Rigoletto, set in the renaissance splendour of Mantua.

    大象传媒 Four

  38. Apollo et Hyacinthus

    A performance of Mozart's early opera Apollo et Hyacinthus, K38.

    大象传媒 Radio 3

  39. Kiri Te Kanawa's Favourite Mozart Arias

    Kiri Te Kanawa discusses the Mozart arias that mean the most to her.

    大象传媒 Radio 3

  40. Verdi: The Director's Cut

    Film following leading opera director Graham Vick through six months of rehearsals.

    大象传媒 Two

  41. Verdi's Othello

    Graham Vick's radical production of Verdi's Othello for Birmingham Opera Company.

    大象传媒 Two

  42. Placido Domingo 70th Birthday Gala

    Bryn Terfel, Dolora Zajick and others perform works by Verdi, Wagner, Mozart and Puccini.

    大象传媒 Four

  43. Opera's Fallen Women

    How composers have used female characters to explore society's attitudes to women.

    大象传媒 Four

  44. Anna Nicole from the Royal Opera House

    Opera based on the life of the American Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith.

    大象传媒 Four

  45.

    Opening the Boxes: a Soprano's Secrets

    Michael White uncovers the life of the soprano singer Jennifer Vyvyan.

    大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra

  46. Terry Gilliam's Faust

    Terry Gilliam directs a production of Berlioz's Damnation of Faust for ENO.

    大象传媒 Four

  47. Pappano's Essential Tosca

    Antonio Pappano takes an in-depth look at Puccini's Tosca.

    大象传媒 Two

  48. Tosca from the Royal Opera House

    A star-studded performance of Puccini's Tosca.

    大象传媒 Two

  49. Handel's Rinaldo from Glyndebourne

    From the Glyndebourne Festival 2011, a new staging of Handel's opera Rinaldo.

    大象传媒 Four

  50. Meeting Bryn Terfel

    Matthew Stadlen meets opera singer Bryn Terfel and watches him perform at Bryn Fest.

    大象传媒 Four

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