In Wagner's early opera, a Knight of the Holy Grail is sent to rescue the wrongly accused Elsa but has to return to Montsalvat when she asks the forbidden question: who are you? This production from the Royal Opera House was much praised upon its revival last month.
Royal Opera House Chorus,
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, conductor Valery Gergiev
7.15 The James Naughtie Interview James Naughtie talks to Dame
Gwyneth Jones , Ortrud in tonight's Lohengrin, about the role, the Royal Opera House, and her ambitious plans to restore a castle and opera house in the Welsh valleys.
7.35 Act 2
9.05 Paperback Writers
Towards the Millennium: the Sixties
The third of five programmes about the books and authors of the sixties.
Camille Paglia may have risen to fame as a feminist in the nineties, but she claims still to be a child of the sixties. In conversation with Andy Martin , she calls for a return to the radical agenda of the sixties and identifies herself with a popular icon - Emma Peel of The Avengers. Next programme tomorrow 9.15pm
9.30 Act 3