Opera singer Richard Scott explores opera through the prism of various themes. Today: a pocket guide to opera. Richard is joined by writer and critic Rupert Christiansen to talk about his new book “The Faber Pocket Guide to Opera.” Christiansen will also be sharing some of his favourite ever operatic moments and talking about the role of the critic in modern artistic society.
Originally broadcast on 1st May 2014
Opera singer Richard Scott explores opera through the prism of various themes. Today: the Devil’s Jukebox. Multi-talented cellist and bass-baritone Matthew Sharp talks about his upcoming devilish performance at Kings Place on 1 May and plays live.
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Originally broadcast on 24th April 2014
Opera singer Richard Scott explores opera through the prism of various themes. Today he celebrates The European Network of Opera Academies as well as playing lusty opera excerpts by Mozart, Poulenc, Ades and Henze. Richard talks to two young singers who are learning how to sing Mozart at Aldeburgh Music as part of an ENOA workshop and explores Thomas Ades’ first opera, Powder Her Face, known for its arias of a scandalous and sexual nature.
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Originally broadcast on 17th April 2014
Opera singer Richard Scott explores opera through the prism of various themes. On today’s show, Richard meets the world’s greatest Baritone, Gerald Finley, who’ll be talking ice-hockey, pacifism and John Adams before his upcoming appearance in Elgar’s The Apostles on Saturday with The BBC Symphony Orchestra.
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Originally broadcast on 10th April 2014
Opera singer Richard Scott explores opera through the prism of various themes. Today Richard travels to darkest West London to meet the enigmatic
John Allison, the man behind Opera Magazine and The International Opera Awards, to find out why we need opera critics and award shows.
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Originally broadcast on 3rd April 2014
Opera singer Richard Scott explores opera through the prism of various themes. Today he talks to Pulitzer Prize winning composer David Lang and international cellist Maya Beiser, ahead of the UK premiere of “World To Come,” Lang’s cello concerto for voice and cello, which asks the profound question, What happens when we are here one moment and gone the next?
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Originally broadcast on 27th March 2014
Opera singer Richard Scott explores opera through the prism of various themes. Opera and Poetry. On today’s show Richard talks to Patricia McCarthy, the editor of Agenda, the poetry magazine founded in 1959 and hears poems from contributors Eva Salzman, Timothy Ades and Sorana Santos. [
Originally broadcast on 13th March 2014
Opera singer Richard Scott explores opera through the prism of various themes. Handel Vs. Villa-Lobos. On today’s show Richard talks about Handel singing with the winner of The Handel Singing Competition Rupert Charlesworth and soprano Lorena Paz Nieto talks about Brazilian composer Villa-Lobos.
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Originally broadcast on 6th March 2014
Opera singer Richard Scott explores opera through the prism of various themes. Today: There is a live performance by the cast of Arianna in Creta, The London Handel Festival’s new production, which is as much a tale of love and jealousy as it is of monsters and murder. So tune in to find out exactly what happens in Handel’s emotional and mythological labyrinth.
Originally broadcast on 27th February 2014
Opera singer Richard Scott explores opera through the prism of various themes. Today’s guest is award-winning poet and librettist David Harsent.
Originally broadcast on 20th February 2014
