In this month's Early Music Show "opera profile", Lucie Skeaping looks at the inspiration, background and impact of John Gay's celebrated Beggar's Opera. Show more

In the second in a series about great baroque operas, Catherine Bott explores Griselda, the last surviving opera by Alessandro Scarlatti, written 42 years after his first. Show more

Lucie Skeaping presents a profile of Lully's 17th-century operatic masterpiece Armide, with French conductor Hugo Reyne highlighting some of its qualities and innovations. Show more

Opera Profiles: 7/9. As part of a series of reflections on great baroque operas, Catherine Bott delves into the music and history surrounding Vivaldi's Orlando Furioso. Show more

Lucie Skeaping delves into Rameau's comic masterpiece Platee. A colourful work, it turned many of the operatic conventions of the 18th century on their head. Show more

As part of a series celebrating great baroque opera, Lucie Skeaping discusses Hasse's Piramo e Tisbe, in conversation with conductor Michael Schneider. Show more

Catherine Bott introduces a performance of John Blow's Masque "Venus and Adonis" presented at the 2010 York Early Music Festival by Theatre of the Ayre directed by Elizabeth Kenny. Show more

Lucie Skeaping delves into Handel's opera Alcina, with contributions from musical director Alan Curtis, who recorded the work in 2007 with his ensemble Il Complesso Barocco. Show more

As part of a celebration of baroque opera, Catherine Bott explores Francesco Cavalli's Giasone, a work which became the most frequently performed opera of the 17th century. Show more