La Bohème
Puccini's great portrayal of the poverty, the jealousies and the tragedy of Bohemian life in Paris-the freezing garret, a knock at the door, the delivery of a bill at the cafe, a mournful farewell to an old coat, and Mimi's tragic death in the season of flowers - is one of the most popular of all operas.
New York Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Marcello Viotti Acts land 2
7.35 Twenty Minutes: Letters from the New World
Duelling Nationalities. English-American poet and novelist James Lasdun reports from New England on the business of becoming a citizen of the United States.
7.55 Act 3
8.25 Interval: The Met Opera Quiz
Thor Eckert puts listeners' questions to Henry Fogel , Phillip Gainsley and Fred Plotkin. Send questions to Met Opera
Quiz. FDR Station, PO Box 805, New York, NY 10150, USA.
8.45 Opera Snaps Rodney Milnes takes a sideways glance at this evening's opera.
8.50 Act 4
See Monday 7.30pm