Legends of Opera

A 3DD Production in association with Sky Arts 12x60

A new series celebrating the great opera singers of our time.

Hosted and narrated by Australian/American operatic soprano, Danielle de Niese.

Featuring classic moments in the careers of twelve legends of Opera, from Luciano Pavarotti to Enrico Caruso, Joan Sutherland to Kiri Te Kanawa and Jessye Norman to Mario Lanza

Filmed in in the United Kingdom and Italy, each episode features historical archive, performance highlights, and contributions from artists, critics and directors

Luciano Pavarotti
Maria Callas
José Carreras
Plácido Domingo
Kiri Te Kanawa
Joan Sutherland
Montserrat Caballé
Mario Lanza
Andrea Bocelli
Renée Fleming
Enrico Caruso
Jessye Norman

Contributors include:

Oliver Mears, Director of Opera, Royal Opera House
Gus Christie, Director, Glyndebourne
Cristiano Chiarot, head of the Teatro del Maggio Musicale, Florence
Luciano Alberti, Artistic director, Puccini Opera Festival
Pippo Zeffirelli, Director, Museum Zeffirelli, Florence
Rob Cowan, Broadcaster, Classic FM
Dr. Bonnie Greer OBE, Writer & Journalist
Dennis O’Neill O.B.E. – Tenor and Head of the Wales International Academy of Voice Prof.
Prof. Kate Williams – TV presenter and author    Legends of Opera
Rupert Christiansen, Daily Telegraph Opera critic
Mark Pullinger, Opera Critic
Tony Locantro, Author & EMI Opera archivist.
Michael Letchford, Former Decca executive, The Three Tenors.1990

A 3DD Production 2018