Petroc Trelawny presents music and arts news, including a review of Opera North's new production of Smetana's The Bartered Bride.
Music includes Vaughan Williams 's Overture: The Wasps played by the ASMF, conductor Neville Marriner , at
6.30; Puccini's Chi il Bel Sogno di Doretta from La Rondine performed by Amanda Roocroft (soprano) and the LPO, conductor Franz Welser-Most , at 7.00; and Beethoven's Overture: Fidelio played by the CO of Europe, conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt , after the 8.00 news.