The Met: Live in HD
Opening Night Gala

Monday, September 22, 2008, Red Carpet
6 pm

*Show begins 30 minutes later.

Renée Fleming stars in three of her most acclaimed roles for the Opening Night Gala performance. Music Director James Levine and Marco Armiliato conduct fully staged performances of the second act of Verdi’s La Traviata, the third act of Massenet’s Manon, and the final scene from Richard Strauss’s Capriccio. Tenor Ramón Vargas and baritones Thomas Hampson and Dwayne Croft join the soprano for this season-opener.

Cast, repertory, and schedule subject to change.

The Metropolitan Opera, now celebrating its 125th anniversary season, has selected Charlottesville’s Paramount Theater as a broadcast venue for the third series of The Met: Live in HD.

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phone 434.979.1333
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