Maestro at the Opera - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Episode 1
In episode one actressJosie Lawrence, Oxford professor of mathematics Marcus du Sautoy, DJ Trevor Nelson and Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood embark on a crash course in conducting opera. In a climax gala concert the four students must each conduct an operatic aria in full, with the orchestra of the Royal Opera House deciding which conductor will leave the competition.
Episode 2
In episode two, the three remaining students are introduced to the enormous challenge of conducting fully staged opera. After a period of rehearsal, each must conduct a famous scene with the Jette Parker Young Artists and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House.
In a climactic performance at the Linbury Theatre, Covent Garden, it is the members of the orchestra themselves who will ultimately decide which conductor must leave the competition.
Episode 3
It is the final on Maestro At The Opera and after another well-known personality has left the competition, the remaining two would-be-conductors go head-to-head in the quest to master the ultimate art form - Opera.
The Royal Opera House in Covent Garden opens its doors for the last time as the two finalists battle it out for the ultimate prize - the chance to conduct a whole act of a legendary opera at the world famous Royal Opera House, in front of a discerning audience of over two thousand.
In the series climax the final challenge is revealed to the would-be maestros - to conduct Act II of Puccini's masterpiece La Boheme.
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