Lucy Worsley's Nights at the Opera: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

For centuries in western culture, opera has been the greatest show on earth. Historian Lucy Worsley explores how history and opera go hand in hand. She visits the great European cities where some of the most famous operas were written, tells the stories of the colourful characters who composed them, and shows how they reflected the turbulent times they were composed in and the lives, hopes and fears of the people who lived in them. Whilst Lucy visits the cities and European opera houses, Antonio Pappano, music director of London's Royal Opera, helps us understand some of those operas' greatest musical moments.

Series details

• Title: Lucy Worsley's Nights at the Opera
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2017-10-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-10-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 32682

Cast and credited roles

• Lucy Worsley — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-10-14; final listed air date 2017-10-21; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from Lucy Worsley's Nights at the Opera on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.