BBC launches biggest ever series on opera

Radio and TV stations will interweave performances with programmes about operaThe BBC's determination to popularise opera was emphasised today when it launched the biggest series of programmes it has ever commissioned about the artform.Jan Younghusband, the new commissioning editor for music and events, said it would be the BBC's "largest ever celebration of the genre". She added: "I've worked all my life in television and I've never seen so much opera in one go. It's an incredible collection of...

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