In the second part of the Met's Ring cycle - which concentrates on the mortals - Sieglinde has been forced into a loveless marriage with Hunding. A man collapses on the floor of their forest hut. He turns out to be none other than her long-lost brother, Siegmund. They fall passionately in love.

Chorus and Orchestra of the New York Metropolitan Opera, conductor James Levine

Act 1

7.35 Surviving Wagner: 1: Fricka Finds Her Freedom
Three female survivors from the Ring step out of character and speak their minds.
A proto-Wagnerian monologue by Graeme Fife.
Fricka is in a state of shock after finding her chariot immobilised by a flat battery. With Geraldine McEwan as Fricka.

8.05 Act 2

9.40 The Met Opera Quiz
Martin Bernheimer puts listeners' questions to students from the Houston, Washington DC and New York City areas.

10.15 Act 3