Opera
Profile. Pretty Yende. Audio, 14 minutes
The South African opera star performing at the coronation.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Arts & Ideas. Kingship and ceremony. Audio, 45 minutes
Anne McElvoy looks at royalty, pomp and glory in opera, ancient Persia and Tudor England.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Documentary Podcast. In the Studio: Tinuke Craig. Audio, 26 minutes
Director Tinuke Craig embarks on her opera debut, Blue, at the English National Opera
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
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- Posted26 April 2023
The Listening Service. Once upon a time... The Fairy-tale Operas of Judith Weir. Audio, 29 minutes
Tom Service delves into the deep (and often dark) worlds of Judith Weir's dramatic works.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Arts & Ideas. Translating Cultures. Audio, 45 minutes
Composer Alex Ho, novelist Xiaolu Guo, curator George Young and director Anthony Lau
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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- Posted16 March 2023
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- Posted13 March 2023
Lives Less Ordinary. The Ukrainian opera singer nearly silenced by a bullet. Audio, 40 minutes
Sergiy Ivanchuk dreamed of stardom, before he was shot in the chest by Russian soldiers
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
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- Posted24 February 2023
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- Posted24 February 2023
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- Posted16 February 2023
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- Posted13 February 2023
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- Posted4 February 2023
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- Posted28 January 2023
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- Posted25 January 2023
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- Posted17 January 2023
In the Studio. Calixto Bieito: The radical dramatist. Audio, 27 minutes
A celebrated director tackles Cavalli’s darkest opera
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
In the Studio. Richard Jones on Handel's Alcina. Audio, 27 minutes
The renowned director creates a new production for London's Royal Opera House
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted6 January 2023
Sunday Feature. O Sole Mio. Audio, 44 minutes
On the streets of Naples, Joanna Robertson celebrates the city's unique musical tradition.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Soul Music. Nessun Dorma. Audio, 28 minutes
Stories of what this powerful Puccini aria means to people from around the world.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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- Posted15 December 2022
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- Posted28 November 2022
