Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Handel: Tolomeo, Acts 1 And 2 | 20090611 | Continuing Radio 3's complete Handel opera cycle, Penny Gore presents Acts 1 and 2 of Tolomeo, a tale of marital and fraternal loyalty, deposition, deception and disguise. Special guest countertenor Jonathan Peter Kenny, noted for his Handel roles including Tolomeo, joins Penny in the studio. Handel: Tolomeo (Acts 1 and 2) Tolomeo, banished ruler of Egypt ...... Axel Kohler (countertenor) Seleuce, wife of Tolomeo ...... Linda Perillo (soprano) Araspe, King of Cyprus ...... Brian Bannatyne-Scott (bass) Elisa, sister of Araspe ...... Romelia Lichtenstein (mezzo-soprano) Alessandro, younger brother of Tolomeo ...... Jennifer Lane (mezzo-soprano) Handel Festival Orchestra, Halle Howard Arman (conductor). Penny Gore presents Acts 1 and 2 of Handel's Tolomeo. Radio 3 marks the 250th anniversary of Handel's death with a complete cycle of his operas |
| 02 | Tolomeo, Act 3 | 20090612 | Continuing Radio 3's complete Handel opera cycle, Penny Gore presents Act 3 of Tolomeo, a tale of marital and fraternal loyalty, deception and disguise. Handel: Tolomeo (Act 3) Tolomeo, banished ruler of Egypt ...... Axel Kohler (countertenor) Seleuce, wife of Tolomeo ...... Linda Perillo (soprano) Araspe, King of Cyprus ...... Brian Bannatyne-Scott (bass) Elisa, sister of Araspe ...... Romelia Lichtenstein (mezzo-soprano) Alessandro, younger brother of Tolomeo ...... Jennifer Lane (mezzo-soprano) Handel Festival Orchestra, Halle Howard Arman (conductor). Penny Gore presents Act 3 of Handel's Tolomeo. Radio 3 marks the 250th anniversary of Handel's death with a complete cycle of his operas |