Placido Domingo makes his Covent Garden debut singing baritone in the title role of Verdi's opera. Antonio Pappano introduces and conducts Elijah Moshinsky's classic production. Show more
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Damon Hill and Cerys Matthews
1 hour, 28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Extraordinary stories, unusual people and a sideways look at the world. Cerys Matthews, Damon Hill, Meik Wiking and Benny Lewis join Aasmah and Richard for Saturday Live. 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
Music Matters
Beats behind bars
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Mark-Anthony Turnage on music in prisons, plus interviews with Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja and conductor Ingo Metzmacher, and how canaries once provided in-home entertainment. Show more
As part of Radio 3's Verdi 200 celebrations, Tom Service presents a special programme tracing the composer's reputation and influence from his death in 1901 to the present day. Show more
The Andrew Marr Show
28/01/2018
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Parliament
Andrew Marr speaks to leader of the opposition Jeremy Corbyn MP, minister for the Cabinet Office David Lidington MP and TV presenter Piers Morgan. Show more
The Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Guiseppe Verdi celebrate the bicentenary of Verdi's birth with a feast of his arias, and also perform Tchaikovsky's Manfred Symphony. Show more
Katie Derham introduces the final concert of the 2012 Proms season from the Royal Albert Hall. The programme includes the Bruch Violin Concerto and arias by Verdi and Puccini. Show more
Verdi's dramatic masterpiece performed by a choir of 400, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and a stellar line-up of soloists, conducted by the legendary Verdi specialist Semyon Bychkov. Show more
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, Katie Derham introduces the biggest classical music party and grand finale to the 2012 Proms. The soloists are Nicola Benedetti and Joseph Calleja. Show more
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, Katie Derham introduces the biggest classical music party and grand finale to the 2012 Proms. To watch in 3D set your 3D TV to 'side-by-side' mode. Show more