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Time to Say Goodbye

Time to say goodbye. Poignant farewells in opera. In his last programme in the series, Bruno is in bits. Oh dear, I can feel the tears coming already.

Time to say goodbye. Poignant farewells in opera. In his last programme in the series - Bruno is in bits...oh dear I can feel the tears coming already.

Bruno looks at goodbyes in opera - not always in death but in love, war, travels and ,of course, the lovers' farewell. But prepare yourself - this programme contains scenes of drunken debauchery, stormy seas, stabbings, shootings, executions and broken hearts - albeit on the radio. He includes extracts from La Boheme (Puccini); the Marriage of Figaro (Mozart); The Flying Dutchman (Wagner); Samson and Delilah (Saint-Saens); Turandot (Puccini) and Aida (Verdi). The singers featured tonight include Angela Gheorghiu, Jose Cura, Jonas Kaufmann and Sir Thomas Allen.

57 minutes

Last on

Tue 27 Nov 201821:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Geoff Love & His Orchestra

    Puccini: Love Duet: Madam Butterfly

    • Opera Without Words.
    • EMI.

  • Angela Gheorghiu

    Puccini: La Boheme: Donde Lieta Usci

    • Highlights - La Boheme.
    • Decca.

  • Sir Thomas Allen

    Mozart: The Marriage Of Figaro: Non Piu Andrai

    • Marriage of Figaro excerpts.
    • EMI.

  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Daniel Barenboim

    Wagner: The Flying Dutchman: Overture

    • Wagner.
    • Teldec.

  • Jonas Kaufmann

    Cilea: L'Arlesiana: E La Solita Storia Del Pastore

    • The Age of Puccini.
    • Decca.

  • Mirella Freni & Sesto Bruscantini

    Donizetti: Don Pasquale: Tornami a dir

    • Don Pasquale.
    • Warner Classics.

  • The Philadelphia Orchestra & Eugene Ormandy

    Saint-Saens: Samson et Dalila: Bacchanale

    • Saint-Saens.

  • Leontyne Price, Plácido Domingo & Grace Bumbry

    Verdi: Aida: O Terra, Addio, Addio Valle Di Pianti

    • Endeavour.

  • Orchestre National Du Capitale de Toulouse & Michel Plasson

    Bizet: Carmen: Entr'acte Act 3

    • Carmen.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Ileana Cotrubaș & Plácido Domingo

    Verdi: La Traviata: Parigi O Cara

    • La Traviata.
    • DG.

  • José Cura

    Giordano: Andrea Chenier: Come Un Bel Di Di Maggio

    • 40 Great Tenor Arias.

  • Luciano Pavarotti & Montserrat Caballé

    Puccini: Turandot: Non Piangere Lui

    • The Audience Will Decide.
    • 10.

  • Geoff Love & His Orchestra

    Puccini: Tosca Love Duet

    • Opera Without Words.
    • EMI.

Broadcast

  • Tue 27 Nov 201821:00
    BBC Radio 2