Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Oreste (acts 1 And 2) | 20091001 | Presented by John Shea. Radio 3's complete cycle of Handel operas continues with Oreste - a 'pasticcio', compiled by the composer from his own glittering catalogue of previous works. John Shea is joined by guest Annette Landgraf, author of The Cambridge Handel Encyclopedia. Handel: Oreste (Acts 1 and 2) Oreste ...... Mary-Ellen Nesi (mezzo-soprano) Ermione ...... Maria Mitsopoulou (soprano) Ifigenia ...... Mata Katsuli (soprano) Pilade ...... Antonis Koroneos (tenor) Toante ...... Petros Magoulas (bass) Filotete ...... Nicholas Spanos (countertenor) Camerata Stuttgart George Petrou (conductor). Presented by John Shea. A cycle of Handel operas continues with Acts 1 and 2 of Oreste. Radio 3 marks the 250th anniversary of Handel's death with a complete cycle of his operas |
| 02 | Oreste (act 3) | 20091002 | Presented by John Shea. Radio 3's complete cycle of Handel operas continues with Act 3 of Oreste - a 'pasticcio', compiled by the composer from his own catalogue of previous works. Handel: Oreste (Act 3) Oreste ...... Mary-Ellen Nesi (mezzo-soprano) Ermione ...... Maria Mitsopoulou (soprano) Ifigenia ...... Mata Katsuli (soprano) Pilade ...... Antonis Koroneos (tenor) Toante ...... Petros Magoulas (bass) Filotete ...... Nicholas Spanos (countertenor) Camerata Stuttgart George Petrou (conductor). John Shea presents Act 3 of Handel's opera Oreste, starring mezzo-soprano Mary-Ellen Nesi. Radio 3 marks the 250th anniversary of Handel's death with a complete cycle of his operas |