Nabucco
Warmly praised by the press after its first performance in Milan in 1842. Verdi's thrilling opera tells the story of the Babylonian king who conquered Jerusalem in 586 BC, and of the Hebrews' dramatic journeyfrom oppression to freedom. The work became extremely popular in Milan at a time when it was occupied by Austria.
New York Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra, conductor James Levine Parts land 2
8.50 Twenty Minutes: Letters from the New World The Lazarus Affair
Aleksander Hemon , born in Sarajevo and now living in Chicago, investigates the case in 1908 of a Jewish immigrant called Lazarus Averbuch who attempted to kill the Chicago Chief of Police.
9.10 Opera Snaps Rodney Milnes takes a sideways glance at this evening's opera.
9.15 Parts 3 and 4