Massenet's operatic version of the further adventures of the amorous pageboy from The Marriage of Figaro, with a libretto by Francis de Croisset and Henri Cain.
Sung in French. Introduced by James Naughtie.
Cherubin .SUSAN GRAHAM (mezzo)
Le Philosophe...ROBERT LLOYD (bass)
Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Mario Bernardi
Act 1
8.10 The James Naughtie Interview
with Tim Albery, director of this production.
8.30 Act 2
9.15 The Happy Courtesan Cherubino is one in a long line of 18th-century rakes. But how much freedom were women allowed? Professor Lawrence Stone talks to Roy Porter.
9.30 Act 3
(In association with KPMG Peat Marwick and the Jean Sainsbury Royal Opera House Fund)