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The newspaper panel with Brendan O'connor, Grainia Long, Mary Whelan, Stephen Kinsella, Prof Gary Murphy, Conor Brophy 

Markus Mannheim from Australian Broadcasting Corporation joined Brendan to give an update on the fires in Australia 

Perhaps Verdi's grandest opera, Aida has been a staple of the opera repertory since its first performance in 1871. Here is Bridget Paolucci talking about the musical and thematic highlights that make this opera an audience favorite. 

Composer jake Heggie joins Hattie Butterworth to speak about the recording release of 'Intelligence', an opera premiered at Houston Grand Opera in 2023 and out now on the LSO Live label. They also look back on 25 years since Heggie's first opera 'Dead Man Walking' was premiered a ...  Show more

Sean Rafferty talks to tenor Roberto Alagna & mezzo soprano Anita Rachvetishvili about their roles in Bizet's Carmen at Covent Garden. 

Synopsis As the 20th century drew to its close, some who followed the development of opera were struck by the number of new American operas on American themes. On today’s date in 2000, one of these new operas debuted in San Francisco. Dead Man Walking, an opera in two acts, was b ...  Show more