In Tune - 12/03/2010 ENO's Katya Kabanova, Alistair McGowan

Presented by Sean Rafferty. Today, an important operatic opening: a new production of Janacek's Katya Kabanova, about to open at English National Opera. Director David Alden, Patricia Racette (who plays Katya) and Stuart Skelton (Boris in the production) join Sean in the studio to discuss Janaceks' dark, brooding masterpiece. And Stuart Skelton sings one of the great tenor arias: Vesti la Giubba from Leoncavallo's opera Pagliacci. Also... Alistair McGowan and members of the cast of The Mikado perform classic songs from Gilbert and Sulliavan's comic opera, marking 125 years since its first performance. Main news headlines are at 5.00 and 6.00 E-mail: [email protected].