Elisabeth Watts , a soprano representing England, takes on singers from Finland, Brazil, Hungary and Korea in the final round of the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Rosenblatt Recital Song Prize 2007. Presented by Fiona Talkington , with expert commentary from Catherine Bott.
2.30 Manchester Cello Festival
With Penny Gore.
Haydn Cello Concerto in C, H Vllb 1 Ivan Monighetti , Manchester Camerata, conductor Douglas Boyd Strauss An Alpine Symphony
BBC Philharmonic, conductor Gunther Herbig
4.00 The Making of Music
10/30. The Birth of Opera. Performances of the music cited by James Naughtie in his Radio 4 series chronicling the historical influences that affected the course of classical music. Opera was devised by a group of Italian intellectuals called the Camerata in Florence around 1600. Including music by Peri, Caccini and Monteverdi.