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Maestro at the Opera

Josie Lawrence

Trevor Nelson

Craig Revel Horwood

Marcus du Sautoy

Maestro at the Opera: Episode 1

Music: Classical

Music: Classical: Opera

Episode 1

BBC Two - Maestro at the Opera, Episode 1

Series in which four personalities compete to conduct an opera at the Royal Opera House.

Series in which four personalities compete to conduct an opera at the Royal Opera House, with the Royal Opera House's orchestra deciding which conductor must leave the competition.

Three-part series in which four well-known personalities compete to take on the prestigious task of conducting a full act of a legendary opera at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. 

In episode one actress Josie Lawrence, Oxford professor of mathematics Marcus du Sautoy, DJ Trevor Nelson and Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood embark on a crash course in conducting opera. In a climax gala concert the four students must each conduct an operatic aria in full, with the orchestra of the Royal Opera House deciding which conductor will leave the competition.

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

Four well-known personalities compete to take on the prestigious task of conducting a full act of a legendary opera at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

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