Gotterdammerung
The final, apocalyptic part of Wagner's Ring cycle and the last of this season's broadcasts from the Met. The hero
Siegfried dies, the gods and their kingdom are engulfed in flames, and the ring of the Nibelungs - with its curse - is returned to its original home on the bed of the Rhine, making possible the birth of a new era. Sung in German. (mezzo) (baritone) (bass) (bass) (contralto)(mezzo)
Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra and Chorus conductor James Levine Act
7.05 Saturday Night in New York
If you are not among the crowd at the Met, what else could you be doing on a Saturday night in New
York? Stephen Greco takes Alan Brown on a tour which begins uptown in black tie and ends downtown in black leather.
7.30 Act 2
8.45 The Metropolitan Opera Quiz
Listeners challenge three opera experts.
9.20 Act 3