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Opera on 3

Programme presenting rare and fascinating performances and vividly communicating the immediacy of the live experience

Radio 3,4 episodes

Episodes

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Mason Bates's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
From the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Mason Bates's adaption of Michael Chabon's novel.
03 Jan 2026,208 mins,
Mozart's Cosi fan tutte
Mozart's opera Cosi fan tutte from La Scala, Milan.
27 Dec 2025,208 mins
Gustave Charpentier's Louise
Elsa Dreisig stars as the seamstress, Louise at the Aix-en-Provence Festival.
20 Dec 2025,208 mins
Giordano’s Andrea Chenier
Live from the New York Met, Giordano’s Andrea Chenier.
13 Dec 2025,208 mins