Antonio Pappano, music director of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, explores the greatest arias in the genre through a mix of workshops and archive footage. Show more

Performances and appearances by Nigel Kennedy from the BBC archive, demonstrating a versatility of styles from classical to experimental to a jazz duet with Stephane Grappelli. Show more

A celebration of tenor Placido Domingo through performance highlights from the BBC film archives. Featuring arias from Aida, Die Walkure, Simon Boccanegra and Pagliacci. Show more

Through two radically contrasting 2016 productions, dancer Tamara Rojo explores Giselle - the first great Romantic ballet, and a defining role for any ballerina. Show more

Katie Derham introduces the 2017 open-air concert from the magnificent gardens of the Schonbrunn Palace in Vienna, given by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Show more

The Vienna Philharmonic, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, perform a concert of classical favourites including, with virtuoso pianist Yuja Wang, Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. Show more

Benjamin Britten’s opera The Turn of the Screw, a chilling tale of a young governess at a country house, where ghostly encounters find her in a battle to save her wards from evil. Show more

Petroc Trelawny presents highlights of the New Year's Day Concert from the Musikverein in Vienna, a traditional feast of music by the Strauss family and their contemporaries. Show more

Petroc Trelawny hosts the traditional start to the year with a concert live from the golden hall of the Musikverein in Vienna. Show more

Ballerina Tamara Rojo takes us backstage as she prepares for one of classical ballet's biggest challenges - the dual lead in Swan Lake, the ultimate role for any dancer. Show more

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra performs music by Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Ponchielli, Richard Strauss, Gimenez, Debussy and Mussorgsky in the gardens of the Schonbrunn Palace. Show more

From Covent Garden, a concert in celebration of Plácido Domingo, as some of the finest singers of today perform selected gems of the operatic repertory. Show more

Marking the 350th anniversary of Henry Purcell's birth is a production of Dido and Aeneas, a short operatic masterpiece which brings together the Royal Opera and the Royal Ballet. Show more

From Schoenbrunn Palace in Vienna, Katie Derham introduces the Vienna Philharmonic's summer-night concert, featuring works by Mozart, De Falla, Mussorgky and Johann Strauss. Show more

Rolando Villazon looks at the world of the tenor, including past greats such as Caruso and stars of today like Domingo, and finds out how they tackle their most famous roles. Show more

To conclude his series, Antonio Pappano looks at five of Puccini's operas - La bohème, Tosca, Madame Butterfly, Gianni Schicchi and Turandot. Show more

Operatic highlights from around Europe in 2010, including the Royal Opera's Simon Boccanegra, Don Quixote in Brussels, Birmingham Opera's Othello and Rigoletto from Mantua. Show more

Documentary going behind the scenes of a production of Puccini's Tosca by the Royal Opera House. Antonio Pappano examines the drama and musical language of this famous piece. Show more

Puccini's ever popular Tosca from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, with a star-studded cast including Angela Gheorghiu, Bryn Terfel and Jonas Kaufmann. Show more

A joyful celebration of 17th-century folk music, fiddle tunes, drinking songs and sea shanties, brought vividly to life by virtuoso musicians Bjarte Eike and Barokksolistene. Show more