Live from New York, Stephanie Hughes presents three works by Stravinsky, each on a theme of myth and ritual.
New York Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Valery Gergiev The Rite of Spring
7.10 Interval: The Rites of Roerich Nicholas Roerich designed the original
Ballets Russes production of The Rite of Spring. Mike Jay tells his story, with readings by Jonathan Keeble.
7.40 Oedipus Rex
8.25 The Met Opera Quiz Thor Eckert puts listeners' questions to Ben Cameron, Cori Ellison and Suzanne Martinucci.
Send questions to Met Opera Quiz, FDR Station, PO Box 805, New York, NY 10150 or via www.bbc.co.uk/radio3.
8.45 Opera Snaps Nicholas Payne , director of Opera-Europa, on the many sides of Stravinsky's Russianness.
8.55 Le Rossignol