Live from the Met: Le Nozze dl Figaro Mozart's Figaro, inspired by Beaumarchais's revolutionary comedy, is an opera teeming with intrigue, balanced by charm and high spirits in what Stendhal described as "a sublime mixture of wit and melancholy, which has no equal".
Chorus and Orchestra of the New York
Metropolitan Opera/Edo de Waart Actl
7.20 Wonderful Town
In another conversation with key figures of the New York music scene, Miles Ward goes behind the scenes at the Met.
7.45 Act 2
8.35The Met Opera Quiz
Martin Berheimer puts listeners' questions to Joan Dornemann , Stuart Hamilton and Francis Rizzo.
9.05 Acts 3 and 4 BROADCAST GUIDE: For a free copy of the Met Broadcast Guide call the BBC Information Line on [number removed]