Juanjo Mena led the BBC Philharmonic in a high-voltage performance of Beethoven’s only opera at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall, and the concert was greeted with highly favourable reviews.  You can listen to the performance on BBC Radio 3 at 14:00 UK time on Thursday 21st May, and it will be available here until 21st June.

You can read the full reviews here:

The Guardian, Tim Ashley

Manchester Evening News, Robert Beale

Bachtrack, Andrew King