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Szymanowski's sumptuously scored opera is a powerful meditation on identity and desire.

Tom McKinney introduces a production of Dvorak's fairy-tale opera Rusalka from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, with Camilla Nylund in the title role. Broadcast on BBC Radio 3.

The story of a selfish hero who lives to regret his blasé rejection of a young woman's love, carelessly provoking a fatal duel with his best friend. Robin Ticciati conducts. Broadcast on BBC Radio 3.

Wagner's Tristan and Isolde at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, with soprano Nine Stemme and tenor Stephen Gould in the title roles, conducted by Antonio Pappano. From 2014. Broadcast on BBC Radio 3.

Music Director of The Royal Opera, Antonio Pappano, traces the history of Italian opera in this three-part documentary series. Broadcast on BBC Four.