Classic Albums: Queen ‘A Night at the Opera’ DVD

Though they began their career practicing an artier, more theatrical variant on the Led Zeppelin hard-rock sound, Queen’s 1975 album A NIGHT AT THE OPERA is where they begin to show their own unique brand of eclecticism and compositional facility–not least on the quintessential classic-rock radio staple “Bohemian Rhapsody.” This program offers a critical review of the landmark album through archival footage, live performance clips, and interviews with critics, musicologists, and surviving band members.