Radio 3 Newsletter - 29 April

Change your preferences Having difficulty reading this email? View it online       Monday 29 April - Sunday 5 May       Catch up with last week's highlights             Opera on 3 - Handel's Giulio Cesare Click here to listen in full to David McVicar's production of Handel's Giulio Cesare, telling the story of Caesar and Cleopatra, with its themes of love, war, and empire building based on the events of the Roman civil war of 48-47 B.C. Click here to browse a gallery of photos from the performance at The Met.         Lunch with the Britten Sinfonia Across four Lunchtime Concerts, listen to members of the Britten Sinfonia play a thrilling range of music from Britten, Bridge, Copland, Shostakovich, Poulenc, Lutoslawski and others...   Campra - the Rebel of Notre Dame Listen to a special edition of the Early Music Show about André Campra, controversial 17th Century Music Director of Notre Dame Cathedral and inventor of 'Opera-ballet'.   Drama on 3 - Light Shining in Buckinghamshire The first of three classic plays chosen by Mark Ravenhill is by Caryl Churchill and set in Seventeenth Century England. Click here to listen and download this specially-designed playbill.         Afternoon on 3 - Verdi's Macbeth Katie Derham presents the highly acclaimed 2011 Royal Opera House production of the first of Verdi's three Shakespeare-inspired operas.   Juan Diego Florez Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Florez visits In Tune and talks to Suzy Klein about the London weather, his work and how he looks after his voice.   Sunday Concert Roberto Minczuk conducts pianist Pascal Rogé and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales playing Poulenc's Piano Concerto, alongside works from Roussel and Mussorgsky.         Arts, Jazz & World highlights       Night Waves Susannah Clapp rushed back from the National Theatre with her first-night review of Othello, starring Adrian Lester as the Moor and Rory Kinnear as Iago. Click to listen.   World on 3 Lopa Kothari introduces a session from the South Indian Carnatic violin duo Ganesh and Kumaresh. Click here for some pictures of the brothers performing on World on 3.   The Verb: Nick Drake Ian MacMillan explores the songs and poetry of Nick Drake’s mother Molly. Hear Actress Gabrielle Drake, Nick's sister, discusses her mother’s writing and the influence she had on Nick’s creativity.         Listen to jazz       Geoffrey Smith's Jazz - Latin Geoffrey brings us latin vibes form Jelly Roll Morton, Woody Herman, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Richard Galliano and others.   Jazz Line-Up - Zoe Rahman Claire Martin interviews MOBO Award-winning pianist Zoe Rahman in advance of her appearance at the Brighton Festival.   Jazz on 3 - Marilyn Crispell Jez Nelson brings you free jazz from Marilyn Crispell, recorded live at London's Cafe Oto in November 2012.         Coming up this week             Composer of The Week: Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864) This week Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Giacomo Meyerbeer, the most successful opera composer of his day, he transformed the medium and helped to set the stage for Wagner, Verdi, Mussorgsky and a host of others. Dedicated advocate of Meyerbeer Robert Letellier joins Donald and provides insight into the composer’s career and legacy.         Sunken Garden Hear and Now present the latest stage-work by Dutch composer Michel van der Aa and novelist David Mitchell, performed by ENO at the Barbican. During the broadcast you'll be able to follow a live blog on the Radio 3 website including images, videos and reviews from the production.   Rufus Wainwright BRIT and Grammy-nominated American-Canadian singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright and genre-crossing group Pink Martini visit Broadcasting House for In Tune. The programme also features live music from British violinist Jennifer Pike, 2002 winner of the BBC Young Musician of the Year.   Lunchtime Concert From Wigmore Hall, Ukrainian-born pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk plays Mozart's Rondo K485, two Preludes, an arrangement of the famous Vocalise by Rachmaninov and Mussorgsky's grand and colourful suite of miniature tone-paintings: Pictures at an Exhibition.               Live in Concert: Vaughan Williams BBC Radio 3 goes to the Rest Is Noise festival at London's Royal Festival Hall for Wednesday night's Live in Concert, beginning a sequence of three Vaughan Williams performances over three nights. Including Symphony no.4 in F minor, Symphony No. 9 and Five Tudor Portraits.         ...and finally             Jonas Kaufmann and Antonio Pappano Sean Rafferty’s guests on In Tune this Thursday include one of today’s most notable opera stars Jonas Kaufmann and the 2013 Opera Award winning conductor and the Royal Opera music director Sir Antonio Pappano.           BBC Proms 2013 Look ahead to the Proms this Summer, opening at the Royal Albert Hall on 12 July 2013, the festival promises two months of many of the world’s greatest artists, composers, orchestras and ensembles across 92 concerts including four Last Night celebrations around the UK. From Marin Alsop’s Last Night to Barenboim’s Ring Cycle and the return of Nigel Kennedy and Doctor Who, browse the full programme by clicking here.           Follow @BBCRadio3 on Twitter   Find us on Facebook - BBCRadio3   Follow the Radio 3 Blog     Terms of use | Privacy and Cookies | Unsubscribe