Richard Strauss 's three-act opera to a text by Hofmannsthal, live from the Met, New York. With Luciano Pavarotti as the Italian tenor.
Baron Ochs. AAGE HAUGLAND (bass) Chorus and Orchestra of the New York Metropolitan Opera, conductor Jiri Kout Act 1
7.45 New York
Streetscapes
Architectural historian
Christopher Gray explores the changing landscape of the city through three New York addresses.
2: Strivers' Row, Harlem
8.10 Act 2
9.05 The Opera Quiz American musicologist Edward Downes with a panel of opera buffs who answer questions sent in by US listeners to these Met relays.
9.30 Act 3
(An EBU presentation in association with the Texaco
Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network)