BBC Radio 3 Opera guides
A guide to Strauss's opera Die Liebe der Danae featuring the voices of opera historians Sarah Lenton, Gavin Plumley and William Mival
The following Opera on 3 download about Richard Strauss opera ‘Die schweigsame Frau’ includes contributions by opera experts William Mival and Gavin Plumley, as well as opera historian Sarah Lenton.
This podcast on Richard Strauss's ‘Salome' includes contributions by the soprano Nina Stemme, the opera experts William Mival and David Nice, as well as opera historian Sarah Lenton.
This podcast on Richard Strauss's ‘Guntram' includes contributions by the opera experts Gavin Plumley and David Nice, as well as opera historian Sarah Lenton.
This podcast on Richard Strauss’ ‘Capriccio’ includes contributions by the opera experts Gavin Plumley and John Deathridge, the soprano Dame Felicity Lott, as well as opera historian Sarah Lenton.
The following Opera on 3 download about Richard Strauss opera ‘Die Aegyptische Helena’ includes contributions by opera experts William Mival and David Nice, as well as opera historian Sarah Lenton.
The following Opera on 3 download about Richard Strauss opera ‘Intermezzo’ includes contributions by the soprano Dame Felicity Lott, the opera expert Gavin Plumley, as well as the opera historian Sarah Lenton.
The following Opera on 3 download about Richard Strauss opera ‘Friedenstag’ includes contributions by opera experts Gavin Plumley and William Mival, as well as opera historian Sarah Lenton.
The following Opera on 3 download about Richard Strauss opera ‘Ariadne auf Naxos’ includes contributions by opera experts William Mival and Hugo Shirley, as well as opera historian Sarah Lenton.
This Radio 3 Opera Guide to Strauss’ Daphne includes contributions by opera historian Sarah Lenton, and Strauss experts Gavin Plumley and Hugo Shirley.
A guide to Verdi's opera Nabucco featuring the voices of singer Placido Domingo and opera historian Sarah Lenton, as well as Verdi experts Flora Willson and Roger Parker.
This Opera on 3 download about Richard Strauss opera ‘Arabella’ includes contributions by soprano Dame Felicity Lott as well as opera experts Gavin Plumley and William Mival.
This is a Radio 3 Opera Guide to Strauss' Die Frau Ohne Schatten with contributions by opera historian Sarah Lenton, and Strauss experts Hugo Shirley and William Mival.
This Opera on 3 download about Richard Strauss'‘Feuersnot’ includes contributions by opera experts David Nice, Hugo Shirley and William Mival.
A guide to Richard Strauss's opera Der Rosenkavalier, featuring conductor Kirill Petrenko, and historians Sarah Lenton and John Deathridge.
A guide to Richard Strauss's Elektra, featuring the voices of opera historians Sarah Lenton and John Deathridge, and opera director Charles Edwards.
A guide to Benjamin Britten's The Rape of Lucretia, featuring opera historians Philip Reed, Paul Kildea and Lucy Walker, and tenor Ian Bostridge.
A guide to Britten's opera A Midsummer Night's Dream featuring the voices of Britten experts Philip Reed, Paul Kildea, and Lucy Walker.
A guide to Verdi's Opera Aida, featuring the opera historians Flora Willson, Sarah Lenton and Cormac Newark
A guide to Verdi's opera Falstaff, featuring the opera historians Sarah Lenton, Flora Willson and Ivan Hewett.
A guide to Verdi's opera Luisa Miller featuring opera historians Flora Willson, Sarah Lenton and Roger Parker
A guide to Britten's opera Albert Herring featuring the voices of Britten experts Philip Reed and Paul Kildea, and the soprano Dame Josephine Barstow.
A guide to Verdi's opera Jerusalem featuring opera historians Simon Rees and Nick Baragwannath
A guide to Verdi's opera Attila featuring the voices of opera historians Sarah Lenton, Flora Willson and Roger Parker.
A guide to Verdi's opera I Due Foscari featuring the opera historians Sarah Lenton, Flora Willson and Roger Parker
A guide to Verdi's Ernani featuring opera historians Sarah Lenton, Flora Willson and Roger Parker
A guide to Britten's opera Death in Venice featuring the voices of musicologist Christopher Wintle, the tenor Ian Bostridge, and Britten expert Paul Kildea.
A guide to Verdi's opera Oberto featuring opera historians Sarah Lenton, Flora Willson and Simon Rees
A guide to Verdi's opera Don Carlos featuring the voices of opera historian Sarah Lenton, Verdi experts Flora Willson and Nicholas Baragwanath, as well as conductors Antonio Pappano and Semyon Bychkov and tenor Rolando Villazón.
A guide to Verdi's opera "Un Ballo in Maschera"
A guide to Wagner's opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
A guide to Verdi's opera La battaglia di Legnano
A guide to Wagner's opera Tannhauser featuring Wagner specialists John Deathridge, Barbara Eichner and Mike Ashman
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A guide to Verdi's opera Alzira featuring the voices of opera historians Alexandra Willson, Sarah Lenton, and Roderick Swanston.