Rob Cowan presents music including a Strauss fanfare, a Rameau overture, contemporary choral music by Sisask and Dvorak's Song to the Moon. Show more
With James Jolly. Toyoma: Rhapsody for Orchestra. Haydn: String Quartet (Emperor). Szanto: Sakura Sakura. Poldini: Etude Japonaise. Ketelbey: From a Japanese Screen. Show more
Donald Macleod focuses on Alessandro Scarlatti's disillusionment with Rome and his opera failures for the Venetian carnival season in 1707. Show more
Louis Lortie (piano) performs at the Ulster Hall in Belfast. Ravel: Valse nobles et sentimentals. Debussy: La cathedrale engloutie; L'isle joyeuse. Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit. Show more
Louise Fryer introduces a performance of Cavalli's opera, La Calisto. Plus the BBC Symphony Orchestra performing Tippett: Fantasia concertante on a theme of Corelli. Show more
Presented by Sean Rafferty. With pianist Jeffrey Siegel and violinist Tamsin Waley-Cohen, plus the A-Z of Opera, where L is for libretto, and listeners' suggestions for operatic Ls. Show more
Presented by Petroc Trelawny. BBC CO and BBC Singers perform settings of works by Shakespeare, including Walton's Richard III, Vaughan WIlliams' Henry IV. Plus Bridge and Gardner. Show more
Matthew Sweet and his guests explore Jacques Cousteau's revolutionary documentary The Silent World, one of the first films to use underwater cinematography. Show more
Donald Macleod focuses on Alessandro Scarlatti's disillusionment with Rome and his opera failures for the Venetian carnival season in 1707. Show more
Ashutosh Khandekar, editor of Opera Now magazine, recounts his entry into the opera world via student opera and the interest that he has since developed. Show more
Fiona Talkington juxtaposes operatic Poulenc with sacred Palestrina whilst London-based Shadow Orchestra explore feedback to create mesmerising landscapes. Show more
Susan Sharpe presents music by Ravel, Haydn, Peskin, Suk, Mozart, Kunzen, Arriaga, Chopin, Hellendaal, Franck, Massenet, Weyse, Corelli, Reger, Dvorak, Strauss and Kroll. Show more
