Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—An Opera Gala from Bucharest
Catriona Young presents a concert including arias by Donizetti, Verdi, Mozart and Puccini.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Tuesday - Rob Cowan with Samantha Bond
With Artists of the Week: Staatskapelle Dresden, performing Beethoven's Symphony No 1.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), 'Viva Verdi!'
2/5Donald Macleod investigates the role of Verdi's operas in Italy's fight for independence.(R)
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Machynlleth and Gower Festivals 2016, Navarra Quartet, Schubert Ensemble
1/4The Navarra Quartet play Haydn and the Schubert Ensemble perform Schubert's Trout Quintet.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Proms 2016 Repeats, Prom 48: Pintscher, Mendelssohn
BBC SSO in Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream and a work by Matthias Pintscher.
16:30
In Tune—Mark Padmore, Morgan Szymanski, Ceruleo Ensemble, Roman Rabinovich
Sarah Walker's guests include tenor Mark Padmore and the Ceruleo Ensemble.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), 'Viva Verdi!'
2/5Donald Macleod investigates the role of Verdi's operas in Italy's fight for independence.(R)
19:30
BBC Proms—2016, Prom 70: Staatskapelle Berlin and Daniel Barenboim - Mozart and Bruckner
Staatskapelle Berlin/Barenboim. Mozart: Piano Concerto No 26. Bruckner: Symphony No 6.
22:00
Sunday Feature—How Celtic Are We?
What is Celtic identity? Professor Dai Smith searches for the essence of Celticism.(R)
22:45
The Essay—British Film Comedians, Tony Hancock
4/5Columnist and historian Simon Heffer on the life and work of comic actor Tony Hancock.(R)
23:00
Late Junction—Max Reinhardt with Cafe Oto's Fielding Hope
Fielding Hope from Cafe Oto joins Max Reinhardt to share tracks from two new artists.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Proms 2011: Weber's Der Freischutz
Catriona Young presents Weber's three-act opera Der Freischutz in its French version.
