By BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 3 Opera guides
A guide to Wagner's opera Parsifal featuring the voices of Wagner expert Nicholas Baragwaneth, conductor Mark Wigglesworth and singers Stuart Skelton and John Tomlinson
A guide to Benjamin Britten's opera Owen Wingrave featuring the voices of Britten experts Paul Kildea, Philip Reed and archive interviews from Myfanwy Piper and Dame Janet Baker
A guide to Verdi's opera Rigoletto featuring the voices of opera historian Sarah Lenton, Verdi experts Roger Parker and Susan Rutherford and the tenor Vittorio Grigolo.
A guide to Britten's opera Billy Budd, featuring the voices of scholar Philip Reed, conductor Edward Gardner, director David Alden and singer Thomas Allen.
A guide to Verdi's opera Un Giorno di Regno featuring the voices of opera historian Sarah Lenton and Verdi experts Roger Parker and Susan Rutherford.
A guide to Verdi's opera Il Trovatore featuring the voices of opera historian Sarah Lenton and Verdi experts Roger Parker, Nicholas Baragwanath and Susan Rutherford.
A guide to Verdi's opera Simon Boccanegra featuring the voices of Placido Domingo, opera historian Sarah Lenton and Verdi experts Roger Parker, Nicholas Baragwanath and Susan Rutherford.
A guide to Verdi's opera I Vespri Siciliani featuring the voices of opera historian Sarah Lenton and Verdi experts Roger Parker, Nicholas Baragwanath and Susan Rutherford.