Pavarotti's Future

NPR

Published May 10, 2002 at 6:00 PM HST

This weekend, Luciano Pavarotti wraps up his stint at The Met in Puccini's Tosca. Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon talks with critic David Patrick Stearns about whether the great tenor will retire.

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