2 h 58
Handel: Ariodante, opera seria in three acts - Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal
Handel's Ariodante, a three-act opera on a libretto by Antonio Salvi first performed in London in 1735, is brought to life by the Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal.
What we broadcast
The current season. Every programme carries the Allegro Spatial signature: explained while it plays, in 4K and Dolby Atmos.
2 h 11
Beethoven: Fidelio - Nicole Chevalier, Eric Cutler, Gábor Bretz, Wiener Symphoniker, Manfred Honeck
Christoph Waltz stages Beethoven's Fidelio at the Theater an der Wien, with Nicole Chevalier and Eric Cutler leading the cast and Manfred Honeck conducting the Arnold Schoenberg Choir and Wiener Symphoniker. Recorded in 2020.
1 h 56
Puccini: La bohème - Yaritza Véliz, Long Long, Daniel Scofield - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Jordan de Souza - Glyndebourne
Yaritza Véliz sings Mimì opposite Long Long's Rodolfo in Floris Visser's staging of La bohème at the Glyndebourne Festival, with the London Philharmonic Orchestra under Jordan de Souza.
2 h 22
Puccini: Turandot - Grigorian, Kaufmann, Mkhitaryan, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Marco Armiliato
Asmik Grigorian as Turandot, Jonas Kaufmann as Calaf and Kristina Mkhitaryan as Liù in Claus Guth's staging of Puccini's opera, with the Vienna State Opera Orchestra and Chorus under Marco Armiliato.
![La Voix humaine, opera in one act by Francis Poulenc [Royal Opera House]](../img/programmes/la-voz-humana-opera-en-un-acto-de-francis-poulenc-royal.jpg)
53 min
La Voix humaine, opera in one act by Francis Poulenc [Royal Opera House]
Poulenc's one-act opera La Voix humaine, filmed by director James Kent with the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House under Antonio Pappano. Recorded at the Royal Opera House, London, in 2022.
![Norma, opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini [Theater an der Wien]](../img/programmes/norma-opera-en-dos-actos-de-vincenzo-bellini-theater-an.jpg)
2 h 05
Norma, opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini [Theater an der Wien]
A. Grigorian heads the cast of Bellini's Norma, staged by V. Barkhatov, with the Arnold Schoenberg Choir and Vienna Symphony Orchestra under F. Lanzillotta. Recorded at the Theater an der Wien in 2025.
2 h 18
Puccini: Tosca - Sondra Radvanovsky, Joseph Calleja, Carlos Álvarez - Teatro Real Orchestra, Nicola Luisotti
Sondra Radvanovsky, Joseph Calleja and Carlos Álvarez star in P. Azorín's staging of Puccini's Tosca, with the Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real under Nicola Luisotti. Recorded at the Teatro Real, Madrid, in 2021.
3 h 02
Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann, opera in three acts - Hamburg State Opera
A brilliant example of French grand opera, carried by the prestigious voices of Benjamin Bernheim and Olga Peretyatko under the musical direction of Kent Nagano.
![Les Mamelles de Tirésias, opera in two acts by Francis Poulenc [Glyndebourne Festival]](../img/programmes/los-pechos-de-tiresias-opera-en-dos-actos-de-francis-pou.jpg)
1 h 05
Les Mamelles de Tirésias, opera in two acts by Francis Poulenc [Glyndebourne Festival]
L. Pelly stages Poulenc's Les Mamelles de Tirésias, with G. Orendt heading the cast and the London Philharmonic Orchestra under R. Ticciati. Recorded at Glyndebourne's New Theatre in 2022.
![Turandot, opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini [Vienna State Opera]](../img/programmes/turandot-opera-en-tres-actos-de-giacomo-puccini-estatal.jpg)
2 h 27
Turandot, opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini [Vienna State Opera]
Asmik Grigorian and Jonas Kaufmann lead C. Guth's staging of Puccini's Turandot, with the Vienna State Opera Chorus and Orchestra under M. Armiliato. Recorded at the Vienna State Opera in 2023.
1 h 50
La Caravane du Caire, opera in three acts by André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry
Grétry's opera staged by M. Pynkoski, with H. Guilmette among the cast, the Ballet of the Royal Opera of Versailles and Le Concert Spirituel under H. Niquet. Recorded at the Royal Opera, Versailles, in 2023.
![Giacomo Puccini: Il trittico, three one-act operas [La Monnaie/De Munt, Brussels]](../img/programmes/giacomo-puccini-il-trittico-trois-operas-en-un-acte-the.jpg)
2 h 53
Giacomo Puccini: Il trittico, three one-act operas [La Monnaie/De Munt, Brussels]
Tobias Kratzer stages Puccini's Il trittico at La Monnaie in Brussels, conducted by Alain Altinoglu.
1 h 30
Baroque Recital with Marina Viotti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera of Versailles & Andrés Gabetta
Marina Viotti sings works by Purcell, Porta, Vivaldi, Porpora and Locatelli with the Orchestra of the Royal Opera of Versailles under Andrés Gabetta. Recorded in the Grande Salle des Croisades at the Palace of Versailles in 2024.
2 h 06
La bohème, opera in four acts by Giacomo Puccini - Glyndebourne Festival
F. Visser's staging of Puccini's La bohème, with Y. Véliz and L. Long leading the cast and the London Philharmonic Orchestra under J. de Souza. Recorded at Glyndebourne's New Theatre in 2022.
2 h 57
Handel: Alcina - Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Jonathan Cohen - Glyndebourne
F. Micheli's staging of Handel's Alcina, HWV 34, with a cast including B. Taylor and A. Miles, and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment under Jonathan Cohen. Recorded at Glyndebourne's New Theatre in 2022.
![Ariodante, opera in three acts by G.F. Handel [Royal Opera of Versailles]](../img/programmes/ariodante-opera-en-tres-actos-de-g-f-handel-opera-real-.jpg)
Ariodante, opera in three acts by G.F. Handel [Royal Opera of Versailles]
Handel's Ariodante, staged by N. Briançon with F. Fagioli heading the cast, and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera of Versailles under Stefan Plewniak. Recorded at the Royal Opera, Versailles, in 2025.
1 h 05
Maria Callas at the Paris Opera - The 1958 Concert
Maria Callas sings arias from Bellini's Norma, Verdi's Il trovatore, Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia and Puccini's Tosca, joined by A. Lance, T. Gobbi and J. Mars with the Orchestra and Chorus of the French National Opera under G. Sébastien. Recorded at the Paris Opera in 1958.
![Rigoletto, opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi [Teatro Real, Madrid]](../img/programmes/rigoletto-opera-en-tres-actos-de-giuseppe-verdi-teatro-.jpg)
Rigoletto, opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi [Teatro Real, Madrid]
J. Camarena and L. Tezier head the cast of Verdi's Rigoletto, staged by M. del Arco, with the Madrid Symphony Orchestra and the Teatro Real Chorus under N. Luisotti. Recorded at the Teatro Real, Madrid, in 2023.
2 h 18
Donizetti: Maria Stuarda - Lisette Oropesa, Kate Lindsey, Wiener Philharmoniker, Antonello Manacorda
Lisette Oropesa and Kate Lindsey star in U. Rasche's staging of Donizetti's Maria Stuarda, with the Vienna State Opera Chorus and Wiener Philharmoniker under Antonello Manacorda. Recorded at the Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, in 2025.
![Eugene Onegin, opera in three acts by P.I. Tchaikovsky [Teatro Real, Madrid]](../img/programmes/eugene-onegin-opera-en-tres-actos-de-p-i-tchaikovsky-tea.jpg)
2 h 40
Eugene Onegin, opera in three acts by P.I. Tchaikovsky [Teatro Real, Madrid]
Christof Loy stages Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin with Iurii Samoilov and Kristina Mkhitaryan, joined by the Intermezzo Choir and the Madrid Symphony Orchestra under Gustavo Gimeno. Recorded at the Teatro Real, Madrid, in 2025.
Fanny & Alexander, opera in two acts by Mikael Karlsson
Ivo van Hove stages Mikael Karlsson's Fanny & Alexander, with Anne Sofie von Otter and Thomas Hampson heading the cast and the La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra under A. Matiakh. Recorded at La Monnaie/De Munt, Brussels, in 2024.
2 h 10
La Fiamma, opera in three acts by Ottorino Respighi - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Respighi's La fiamma in C. Loy's staging, with a cast led by O. Golovneva and the Chorus, Children's Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin under C. Rizzi. Recorded in Berlin in 2024.
![L'Heure espagnole & L'Enfant et les sortilèges, one-act operas by Maurice Ravel [Opéra de Monte-Carlo]](../img/programmes/la-hora-espanola-el-nino-y-los-sortilegios-operas-en-un.jpg)
1 h 45
L'Heure espagnole & L'Enfant et les sortilèges, one-act operas by Maurice Ravel [Opéra de Monte-Carlo]
J.L. Grinda stages Ravel's double bill with G. Arquez, C. Dubois and F. Sempey, joined by the Monte-Carlo Opera Chorus, the children's choir of the Rainier III Academy of Music and the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic under K. Yamada. Recorded at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo in 2025.
![Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake - Choreography by Rudolf Nureyev [Vienna State Opera Ballet]](../img/programmes/el-lago-de-los-cisnes-de-tchaikovsky-coreografia-rudolf.jpg)
2 h 12
Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake - Choreography by Rudolf Nureyev [Vienna State Opera Ballet]
Olga Esina and Vladimir Shishov dance Rudolf Nureyev's choreography of Swan Lake with the Vienna State Opera Ballet and Orchestra under Alexander Ingram. Recorded at the Vienna State Opera in 2014.
2 h 53
Il trittico, three one-act operas by Giacomo Puccini
Puccini's Il tabarro, Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi, with P. Kálmán and L. Haroutounian among the cast, performed by the Orchestra and Chorus of La Monnaie under A. Altinoglu. Recorded at La Monnaie, Brussels, in 2022.
Arabella, opera in three acts by Richard Strauss
Christof Loy stages Strauss's Arabella at the Teatro Real in Madrid, with Jacquelyne Wagner, Anne Sofie von Otter and Martin Winkler among the cast and David Afkham conducting the Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real. Recorded in 2024.
3 h 27
Richard Wagner: Lohengrin, opera in three acts - Berlin State Opera
Calixto Bieito stages Wagner's Lohengrin at the Berlin State Opera, with set design by Rebecca Ringst and costumes by Ingo Krügler.
![Don Giovanni, opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [Royal Opera of Versailles]](../img/programmes/don-giovanni-opera-en-dos-actos-de-wolfgang-amadeus-moz.jpg)
3 h 10
Don Giovanni, opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [Royal Opera of Versailles]
Mozart's Don Giovanni, staged by M. Pynkoski with R. Gleadow, A. Venditelli and F. Valiquette among the cast, and the Ballet, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera of Versailles under G. Jarry. Recorded at the Royal Opera, Versailles, in 2024.
![Ermione, opera in two acts by G. Rossini [Rossini Opera Festival]](../img/programmes/ermione-opera-en-dos-actos-de-g-rossini-festival-de-ope.jpg)
2 h 31
Ermione, opera in two acts by G. Rossini [Rossini Opera Festival]
Rossini's Ermione, staged by J. Erath with A. Bartoli and J.D. Flórez among the cast, and the RAI National Symphony Orchestra under M. Mariotti. Recorded at the Vitrifrigo Arena, Pesaro, in 2024.
1 h 13
The Four Seasons by A. Vivaldi & G.A. Guido - Orchestra of the Royal Opera of Versailles
Stefan Plewniak leads the Orchestra of the Royal Opera of Versailles in Vivaldi's Four Seasons alongside The Seasons by Giovanni Antonio Guido. Recorded at the Royal Opera, Versailles, in 2023.
1 h 28
Théotime Langlois de Swarte & Orchestra of the Royal Opera of Versailles - Bach Violin Concertos
Théotime Langlois de Swarte leads the Orchestra of the Royal Opera of Versailles in Bach's concertos for one, two and three violins, BWV 1041-1043 and 1064R, alongside Matteis's Fantasia in A minor and a Bach chorale. Recorded in the Hall of Hercules at the Palace of Versailles in 2023.
Les Pêcheurs de perles, opera in three acts by Georges Bizet
Bizet's Les Pêcheurs de perles with A.C. Gillet, M. Vidal and A. Duhamel, staged and choreographed by T. Lebrun, with the Orchestre national du Capitole and the Chorus and Ballet of the Opéra national du Capitole under V. Vanoosten. Recorded at the Théâtre du Capitole, Toulouse, in 2023.
![Madama Butterfly, opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini [Bregenz Festival]](../img/programmes/madama-butterfly-opera-en-tres-actos-de-giacomo-puccini.jpg)
Madama Butterfly, opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini [Bregenz Festival]
B. Ismatullaeva heads the cast of A. Homoki's staging of Puccini's Madama Butterfly, with the Bregenz Festival Chorus, Prague Philharmonic Choir and Vienna Symphony Orchestra under E. Mazzola. Recorded at Bregenz, Austria, in 2022.
Magic Moments of Music - Angela Gheorghiu sings La traviata at the Royal Opera House
Holger Preusse and Philipp Quiring's documentary revisits Angela Gheorghiu's La traviata at the Royal Opera House, with contributions from Frank Lopardo, Sir Richard Eyre, Elsa Dreisig, Marie Jacquot and others. 2024.
Alcina, opera in three acts by G.F. Handel (Glyndebourne Festival)
Handel's Alcina, HWV 34, staged by F. Micheli with a cast led by B. Taylor, and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment under J. Cohen. Recorded at Glyndebourne's New Theatre in 2022.
L'incoronazione di Poppea, opera in three acts by Claudio Monteverdi
Ted Huffman stages Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea with Cappella Mediterranea under Leonardo García Alarcón and a cast including E. Benoit, J. Arditti and J. Roset. Recorded at the Royal Opera, Versailles, in 2023.
2 h 10
Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff, opera in three acts - Hamburg State Opera
Calixto Bieito stages Verdi's Falstaff at the Hamburg State Opera, with Axel Kober conducting the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg.
![La fiamma, opera in three acts by Ottorino Respighi [Deutsche Oper Berlin]](../img/programmes/la-fiamma-opera-en-tres-actos-de-ottorino-respighi-oper.jpg)
La fiamma, opera in three acts by Ottorino Respighi [Deutsche Oper Berlin]
C. Loy stages Respighi's La fiamma with O. Golovneva and G. Vasiliev, joined by the Chorus, Children's Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin under C. Rizzi. Recorded at the Deutsche Oper, Berlin, in 2024.
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