La Bohème
L Puccini's tragic tale of love and death in the Latin quarter in Paris, introduced by Margaret Juntwait.
Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Carlo Rizzi
Puccini La Boheme (Acts and 2) 7.30 Twenty Minutes: Leaving Home
When Christine Finn 's parents died, she had to clear out the family home. As an archaeologist, she found she could best handle the project as one of excavation and restoration.
7.50 Act 3
8.25 The Met Opera Quiz
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8.45 Act 4
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