Live from the Met: Der Rosenkavalier
Some of Richard Strauss 's most glorious music is to be found in this romantic comedy set in 18th-century Vienna. It's a tale of passion, farce and tangled emotions between the aristocratic Marschallin, her youthful lover Octavian (the Knight of the Rose), and the beautiful young Sophie, unfortunate fiancee of the Marschallin's boorish cousin, Baron Ochs.
New York Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Donald Runnicles Act1
7.45 Interval: Opera News on the Air Father Owen Lee explores the effect the Marschallin has on the other characters in Der Rosenkavalier.
8.15 Act 2
9.15 Interval: The Met Opera Quiz
Thor Eckert puts listeners' questions to Carolyn Abbate , Karen Stone and Willie Anthony Waters. Send questions to Met Opera Quiz, FDR Station. PO Box 805, New York, NY 10150, or via bbc.co.uk/radio3
9.50 Act 3