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  1. Remembering the Holocaust: Defiant Requiem

    How a choir of Jewish prisoners defiantly performed Verdi's Requiem in front of the Nazis.

    BBC Four

  2. Don Giovanni from the Royal Opera House

    Mozart's Don Giovanni, a depiction of the last day and night of the iconic seducer.

    BBC Four

  3. Mozart in Prague: Rolando Villazon on Don Giovanni

    Documentary exploring the premiere of Mozart's opera Don Giovanni.

    BBC Two

  4. Glyndebourne: The Untold History

    Documentary looking at the world of opera house Glyndebourne in its 80th anniversary year.

    BBC Four

  5. Placido Domingo at the BBC

    Featuring great arias from Aida, Die Walkure, Simon Boccanegra and Pagliacci.

    BBC Four

  6. Peter Grimes on Aldeburgh Beach

    A staging of Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes, on the beach that inspired the opera.

    BBC Four

  7. La traviata: Love, Death and Divas

    Amanda Vickery and Tom Service reveal the story behind Verdi's La traviata.

    BBC Two

  8. Dame Kiri and Kate Adie: In Conversation

    Kate Adie talks to Dame Kiri Te Kanawa about her career.

    BBC Two Wales

  9. Andrea Chénier from the Royal Opera House

    Umberto Giordano's passionate drama about liberty and love in the French Revolution.

    BBC Four

  10. The Passion

    Contemporary retelling of Jesus's last days by Streetwise Opera and The Sixteen.

    BBC Four

  11. Pappano's Italian Double Bill at the Royal Opera House

    Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana and Leoncavallo's Pagliacci from Covent Garden.

    BBC Four

  12. The Barber of Seville from Glyndebourne

    Rossini's comic opera traces the efforts of Figaro to win his master his chosen bride.

    BBC Four

  13. Pavarotti in London

    Pavarotti sings popular arias by Verdi, Puccini and others.

    BBC

  14. Pavarotti Masterclass

    Luciano Pavarotti gives a masterclass to four young singers.

    BBC Two

  15. Kaufmann's Otello at the Royal Opera House

    Jonas Kaufmann makes his role debut in Verdi's masterpiece based on Shakespeare's tragedy.

    BBC Four

  16. #OperaPassion Day

    Eight UK opera companies come together for an unprecedented day of live streaming.

    BBC Arts

  17. Hamlet from Glyndebourne

    Brett Dean's opera based on Shakespeare's best-known tragedy.

    BBC Four

  18. The Royal Opera: Puccini's La boheme

    An operatic tale of friends and fellowship, love and loss, set in 19th-century Paris.

    BBC Four

  19. Bruno Tonioli at the Opera

    Strictly judge and choreographer Bruno Tonioli talks about his great passion for opera.

    BBC Radio 2

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    Royal Opera House - Lessons in Love and Violence

    Sir George Benjamin conducts the world premiere of his opera.

    BBC Four

  21. Pappano's Greatest Arias

    Antonio Pappano's personal selection of the greatest opera arias.

    BBC Four

  22. Marc Gregg's Soap Opera

    Marc Gregg takes us on a journey through the intense storytelling power of opera.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  23. The Turn of the Screw

    Garsington Opera presents Louisa Muller's critically acclaimed production.

    BBC Music

  24. The Marriage of Figaro

    Garsington Opera presents John Cox’s celebrated production of Le nozze di Figaro.

    BBC Music

  25. Tragedy: Opera North’s Production Of La Traviata

    Lynne Marsh turns her camera backstage as a fascinating parallel narrative unfolds.

    BBC Music

  26. Opera Mums with Bryony Kimmings

    Performance artist Bryony Kimmings writes and directs an operetta inspired by single mums.

    BBC Four

  27. Maria by Callas

    Maria Callas tells her life story, completely in her own words.

    BBC Four

  28. Royal Opera All-Star Gala

    A gala performance of favourite arias, duets and choruses from Covent Garden.

    BBC Four

  29. Opera on 3: Wagner's Ring Cycle

    Wagner's Ring cycle from the Royal Opera House, conducted by Antonio Pappano.

    BBC Radio 3

  30.

    Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Gondoliers

    Scottish Opera's sparkling staging of Gilbert and Sullivan's witty satire set in Venice.

    BBC Four

  31. Take Me to the Opera

    Zeinab Badawi meets the stars of the world of opera.

    BBC News Channel

  32. Take Me to the Opera

    Zeinab Badawi meets the stars of the world of opera.

    BBC News

  33. Opera, the Art of Emotions

    Soprano and mind coach Nadine Benjamin reveals how opera composers play with our emotions.

    BBC Radio 3

  34. Christmas with Bryn Terfel

    Bryn Terfel and friends invite you to spend a musical Christmas in their company.

    BBC Radio Wales

  35. Pavarotti: King of the High Cs

    Luciano Pavarotti talks about his life and sings arias by Verdi, Puccini and Leoncavallo.

    BBC Two

  36. The Story of the Little Book

    An exploration of the world of the librettist, drawing from over four centuries of opera.

    BBC Radio 3

  37. Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Yeomen of the Guard

    Sparkling production of the Gilbert and Sullivan classic, set in the Tower of London.

    BBC Four

  38. Soprano Sundays

    BBC Four celebrates some of the most well-known sopranos.

    BBC Four

  39. Joan Sutherland: World Singer

    The famous Australian opera singer, introduced and accompanied by Gerald Moore.

    BBC Four

  40. Joan Sutherland

    Joan Sutherland talks to Bernard Levin and sings some of her most celebrated scenes.

    BBC Two

  41. The Callas Conversations: Part Two

    Maria Callas talks to Lord Harewood about her approach to her major operatic roles.

    BBC Four

  42. The Return of Maria Callas

    Maria Callas performs at the Royal Festival Hall, London. With tenor Giuseppe di Stefano.

    BBC Four

  43. The Callas Conversations: Part One

    Maria Callas is interviewed in her Paris apartment by Lord Harewood.

    BBC Four

  44.

    The Merry Widow from Glyndebourne

    A glamorous widow searches for true love in this sparkling comic opera from Glyndebourne.

    BBC Four

  45. Bantam of the Opera

    Bradford City AFC fans - known as the Bantams - form a choir and learn Opera.

    BBC Radio Leeds

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  46. Bantam of the Opera

    Bradford City AFC fans - known as the Bantams - form a choir and learn Opera.

    BBC Radio Leeds

  47.

    Mañana

    Arthur Benjamin's opera, commissioned by the BBC and first broadcast on 1 February 1956.

    BBC

  48. Welsh National Opera at 80

    Celebrating 80 years of the Welsh National Opera.

    BBC Radio Wales

  49. BBC Proms

    The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning concerts and collaborations.

    BBC Radio 3

    Show available episodes

  50. BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Concerts involving the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, led by conductor Thierry Fischer

    BBC Radio Wales

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