Faust Margaret Junt wait introduces Gounod's opera about the longing for youth and love, and the desire for salvation.
Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera, conductor Maurizio Benini
7.30 Prologue and Act 1
6.25 Twenty Minutes: Beyond the Gilded Stage 3/6. Opera in the Age of Verdi and Wagner
Author Daniel Snowman examines how opera and its superstars became big business.
6.45 Act 2
7.55 The Met Opera Quiz
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8.25 Act 3
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