On Thor 0.8W I had English subtitles throughout on 11471V and also on 11494V (at least it said English on the pre-performance test transmission).

@wombat66,Annied,bensgrandad

Thanks for the replies.
I had scanned all three feeds,but having rechecked the recording,have realised,I had selected the Russian feed for the timer recording.

There appear to be a series of Mozart operas on TVP Kultura. They're on in the middle of the night and flicking through the EPG, they seem to be every day.

All times are British

22nd Idomeneo 02.10 - 04.55
23rd Die Entführung aus dem Seraglio 01.20 - 0405
24th Il re pastore (I think - I don't speak Polish) 03.00 - 04.55
25th Marriage of Figaro 01.20 - 04.45

That's as far as my EPG went.

(Gneiss, the one on 25th might be of special interest to you. Netrebko is mentioned in the blurb.)

Well spotted, Annied, I would not have thought of trawling through the Polish programmes for the middle of the night


22nd Idomeneo 02.10 - 04.55
23rd Die Entführung aus dem Seraglio 01.20 - 0405
24th Il re pastore (I think - I don't speak Polish) 03.00 - 04.55
25th Marriage of Figaro 01.20 - 04.45


The one on the 24th is Rex Tremendus, which is a trilogy of extracts of various Mozart compositions, some of the early operas and the Requiem. Not very often performed.

Both TVP Kultura and Duna (9E),show Opera and Classical concerts during primetime hours,in addition to this scheduled overnight showing.
Best to check their individual websites schedules,

The text is prettier in Russian

To be honest when you asked I couldn't really remember the subtitles, I'm sort of aware of them without really taking them in most the time... I usually have the French subtitles on 5W anyway, but this time the signal on 0.8W stayed good for me.

I tend to read up the synopsis beforehand if I don't know it and then rely on that to follow the plot.


I'll make sure I record it, thanks


Duna is excellent for classical concerts, although the picture quality sometimes leaves a bit to be desired... It's a pity they moved it, I found it more convenient when it was on the other satellite.

For ballet fans, the next live broadcast from the Bolshoi is La Bayadere, on Sunday 27th at 3PM.

I caught on BBC world service that The Perfect American,the latest Opera from Philip Glass is going to be shown,on "German,French,television",no date or channels were mentioned.
One to look out for.

Duna HD/Duna World HD are both available FTA on 9e
Same here,when it was on Hotbird,it was more on my radar.

The ballet is more my wife's thing than mine...

It's a kind of mutual tolerance, I'll watch the ballet with her and she watches the opera with me

Sounds a bit one- sided to me, ten times as much opera as ballet

Not enough of either in my book, and the British channels are a joke as far as both are concerned. It's really rather sad in my opinion because I'm sure more coverage would generate more interest. People can't develop a liking for something they are never exposed to.

Wednesday 30, January

Opera
Verbier 2009 - Don Giovanni
Highlights
Arte 06:00 CET, 70 min

19E

Semperopernball 2013

Tonight [1-2-13]
7.15PM(GMT)
MDR

Ballet

The magic flute,on right now,very poor picture/sound quality

19E

Cubavision

11508V
22000
5/6

For anyone with Sky Arts 2

Opera Australia begins tonight at 8pm,with La Traviata,repeated on Tuesday at 3.00am and Saturday 9-213 at 2.00pm
Next Monday,at 8.00pm,The marriage of Figaro

Wiener Opernball

19E

3Sat /ORF2

Red carpet on now [7-2-13 8,30pm GMT]
Opening ceremony at 9.00pm GMT
Main Ceremony 10.00pm GMT

Don't forget Rigoletto tonight on the Met Live in HD.

I think it's one production I won't miss.

The signal's coming in on .8W now.

Rigoletto for me is one of the few operas which works when transposed to a more modern era .Splendid production all round !

Don't forget Eugene Onegin from ROH Wednesday 20th. 7.15 PM

I especially enjoyed Diana Damrau, I thought that first act aria was stunning.

I don't suppose anybody has any inkling as to the downlink frequencies for Eugene Onegin?

Regards to all

The last transmission was on 0.8W 11530V12890 but if they don't use this one keep your eye on Satelliweb

http://www.satelliweb.com/index.php?section=livef

Yes, when I saw the opening scene my first reaction was "Oh no, why?" but as was said in the interval the setting was almost academic to the way it was performed...

Overall I enjoyed it