Episodes
| Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Act 3 | 20090123 | Presented by Penny Gore. The conclusion of Handel's masterpiece Agrippina, part of a complete cycle of the composer's operas. Handel: Agrippina, Act 3 Agrippina - Della Jones (soprano) Claudius, her second husband and Emperor of Rome - Alastair Miles (bass) Nero, her son - Derek Lee Ragin (countertenor) Poppea, everybody's mistress - Donna Brown (soprano) Otho, army commander - Michael Chance (countertenor) Pallas, Agrippina's sidekick - George Mosley (bass) Narcissus, Agrippina's other sidekick - Jonathan Peter Kenny (countertenor) Lesbus, Claudius' servant - Julian Clarkson (bass) Juno, the goddess - Anne Sofie von Otter (alto) John Eliot Gardiner (conductor) English Baroque Soloists. With Act 3 of Handel's Agrippina, part of a complete cycle of the composer's operas. Radio 3 marks the 250th anniversary of Handel's death with a complete cycle of his operas |
| Acts 1 And 2 | 20090122 | Presented by Penny Gore. As part of a complete cycle of Handel's operas, a performance of what is widely considered to be his first masterpiece: Agrippina, written at the age of just 24, and a work that creates a cynical picture of political wheeling and dealing in ancient Rome. Agrippina (Acts 1 and 2) Agrippina - Della Jones (soprano) Claudius, her second husband and Emperor of Rome - Alastair Miles (bass) Nero, her son - Derek Lee Ragin (countertenor) Poppea, everybody's mistress - Donna Brown (soprano) Otho, army commander - Michael Chance (countertenor) Pallas, Agrippina's sidekick - George Mosley (bass) Narcissus, Agrippina's other sidekick - Jonathan Peter Kenny (countertenor) Lesbus, Claudius' servant - Julian Clarkson (bass) Juno, the goddess - Anne Sofie von Otter (alto) John Eliot Gardiner (conductor) English Baroque Soloists. English Baroque Soloists under John Eliot Gardiner in Acts 1 and 2 of Handel's Agrippina. Radio 3 marks the 250th anniversary of Handel's death with a complete cycle of his operas |