The freezing garret, Mimi's knock at the door, the delivery of the most famous of all cafe bills, a mournful farewell to an old coat and Mimi's tragic death in the "season of flowers" - Puccini's portrayal of bohemian life in Paris is the stuff of operatic legend.
During the interval Rodney Milnes continues his series Opera Snaps - a sideways glance at each of this season's Met operas.
Puccini La Boheme
New York Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Steven Crawford
Acts land 2
7.30 Interval: Talking to Gotham
The last in a series in which Miles Warde interviews figures from New York's cultural life. Today he talks to author and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Jimmy Breslin.
8.00 Act 3
8.25 Interval: The Met Opera Quiz
Brian Zeger puts listeners' questions to Martin Bernheimer , Cori Ellison and SpeightJenkins.
8.40 Opera Snaps
8.50 Act 4
(Music: page 54)
