Hear The Metropolitan Opera's 1978 production of Donizetti's "La Favorita," a tragic tale of a monk no-longer, a love triangle and a smitten king, on Saturday at 1 p.m. on Classical IPR.
The opera stars Luciano Pavarotti, Shirley Verrett and Sherrill Milnes.
Jesús López-Cobos conducts.
For more from the Met, check out our recent Studio A episode with "L'Elisir d'Amore" star Golda Schultz!