



At the Opera 18 February 2026
AT THE OPERA Love triumphs, Part 2 Prepared and presented by Ian MacDonald Rossini, G. The barber of Seville. Opera in two acts. Libretto by Cesare Sterbini, after Beaumarchais' Le Barbier de Séville. First performed Rome, 1816. Rossini, G. The barber of Seville, Act I [01:32:17] Rossin…

At the Opera 11 February 2026
AT THE OPERA Myths, legends and fantasy, Part 2 Prepared by Elaine Siversen With Jules Laurent Handel, G. Alcina, HWV34. Opera in three acts. Anonymous libretto after Ludovico Ariosto’s epic poem Orlando Furioso used by Riccardo Broschi for his 1728 opera L’isola di Alcina. First performed London…

At the Opera 4 February 2026
AT THE OPERA Premiere Anniversaries, Part 2 Prepared and presented by Camille Mercep Schuster, J. Demoföonte. Opera in three acts. Libretto by Pietro Metastasio. First performed Forli, summer of 1776. Schuster, J. Demoföonte, Act I [01:06:03] Schuster, J. Demoföonte, Act II [46:42] …

At the Opera 28 January 2026
AT THE OPERA In exotic places, Part 1 Prepared by Elaine Siversen With Jules Laurent Mozart, W. The abduction from the Seraglio, K384. Opera in three acts. Libretto by Gottlieb Stephanie, after Christoph Bretzner's Belmont und Constanze oder die Entführung aus dem Serail. First performed Vienna, 1…

At the Opera 21 January 2026
AT THE OPERA Love triumphs, Part 1 Prepared and presented by Camille Mercep Thomas, A. Mignon. Opera in three acts. Libretto by Michel Carré and Jules Barbier. First performed Paris, 1866. Thomas, A. Mignon, Act I [01:15:37] Thomas, A. Mignon, Act II [01:04:17] Thomas, A. Mignon, Ac…

At the Opera 14 January 2026
AT THE OPERA Myths, legends and fantasy, Part 1 Prepared and presented by Ian MacDonald Offenbach, J. The tales of Hoffmann. Opera in three acts with prologue and epilogue. Libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, after stories by E.T.A. Hoffmann. First performed Paris, 1881. Offenbach, J.…

At the Opera 7 January 2026
AT THE OPERA Premiere anniversaries, Part 1 Prepared and presented by Camille Mercep Lully, J-B. Atys. Opera in five acts. Libretto by Philippe Quinault. First performed Versailles January 1676. Lully, J-B. Atys, Prologue [18:24] Lully, J-B. Atys, Act I [41:56] Lully, J-B. Atys, Act…

At the Opera 31 December 2025
AT THE OPERA Favourites, Part 13 Prepared by Elaine Siversen With Jules Laurent Mozart, W. The marriage of Figaro, K492. Opera in four acts. Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, after Beaumarchais. First performed Vienna, 1786. Mozart, W. The marriage of Figaro, Act I [45:20] Mozart, W. The m…

At the Opera 24 December 2025
AT THE OPERA Favourites, Part 12 Prepared by Elaine Siversen With Ian MacDonald Verdi, G. Falstaff. Opera in three acts. Libretto by Arrigo Boito, after Shakespeare. First performed Milan, 1893. Verdi, G. Falstaff, Act I [29:56] Verdi, G. Falstaff, Act II [41:57] Verdi, G. Falstaf…

At the Opera 17 December 2025
AT THE OPERA Anniversaries, Part 12 Prepared and presented by Camille Mercep Tchaikovsky, P. Iolanthe. Opera in one act. Libretto by Modest Tchaikovsky. First performed St Petersburg, 18 December1892. Tchaikovsky, P. Iolanthe, Part 1 [41:10] Tchaikovsky, P. Iolanthe, Part 2 [46:23]…