50th Anniversary Gala

50th Anniversary Gala

http://www.metopera.org/Season/2016-17-Season/50th-anniversary-gala-tickets/

On September 16, 1966, the Metropolitan Opera opened its doors for the first time in a new home at Lincoln Center, with the world premiere of Samuel Barber’s Antony and Cleopatra, starring Leontyne Price and Justino Díaz. The New York Times declared the opening of the new opera house a “crescendo of splendor,” and a new era of theatrical possibility was born.

Fifty years later, the Met will celebrate its golden anniversary in its current home with a special gala featuring some of the greatest artists in opera, performing a mix of repertory that both looks back at great moments from the past five decades and ahead to future seasons. Selections will be heard from such operas as Porgy and Bess, Samson et Dalila, Les Troyens, I Lombardi, and, for the first time since the house opened, Antony and Cleopatra.

Director and set designer Julian Crouch and projection designers 59 Productions—the forces behind the Met’s 125th Anniversary Gala in 2009—will create an unforgettable operatic celebration of this important milestone.

A special gala dinner will follow the performance.

50 Years at Lincoln Center A Gala Celebration

SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2017

On September 16, 1966, the Metropolitan Opera opened its doors for the first time at Lincoln Center, with the world premiere of Samuel Barber’s Antony and Cleopatra. The company will celebrate its golden anniversary in its current home with a special gala featuring some of the greatest artists in opera, performing a mix of repertory that both looks back at great moments from the past five decades and ahead to future seasons.

Gala production a gift of Sana H. Sabbagh

A special all-star gala performance on May 7, 2017

Scheduled to appear

Met Opera Gala artists the 7th may 2017.

Marco Armiliato

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7BEu3Hpsdk

Piotr Beczała

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLqMP2ps3Zo

Ben Bliss

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UYUDPzJCB0

Stephanie Blythe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEdhX5vxPTE

Joseph Calleja

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jUA2M89fYQ

Javier Camarena

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIaXC1sAu28

Dwayne Croft

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMrzdMa1_Tc

Diana Damrau

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpVV9jShEzU

David Daniels

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa1e49KLXNU

Joyce DiDonato

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1fOcNJWR5M

Plácido Domingo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Mk_IUj2ccs

Yusif Eyvazov

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_J4D-2S1BA

Michael Fabiano

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbeS9O42KjI

Renée Fleming

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rg4L5tcxFcA

Juan Diego Flórez

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD1Cq2T5veI

Ferruccio Furlanetto

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLlpoR_qMDs

Elīna Garanča

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q09qwdkfbew

Susan Graham

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JMVnXZ-aTk

Vittorio Grigolo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na6g5H0KcA0

Christopher Job

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3ouWdEgmLU

Mariusz Kwiecien

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccGKhjEOEuE

Isabel Leonard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQtiBKMTNl0

James Levine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYCzL09iFM8

Željko Lučić

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMKNfEsDPC8

Angela Meade

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riwVCBmdDwc

Latonia Moore

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76lEt8Tnf0I

James Morris

https://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2014/4/Features/James_Morris.html

Anna Netrebko

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0diDwHtATw

Kristine Opolais

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtBPD95zBYE

Eric Owens

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BGu2aoCzPk

René Pape

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgoJc0_1deA

Matthew Polenzani

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbpEZtIDV6I

Yannick Nézet-Séguin

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/03/arts/music/yannick-nezet-seguin-to-succeed-james-levine-as-met-operas-music-director.html?_r=0

Rolando Villazón

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpZXlaVqrOw

Michael Volle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeNEW_az4ak

Yunpeng Wang

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZrr1TIppAM

Pretty Yende

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzCyakB98J4

Sonya Yoncheva

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-6JhBYZCrw

Dolora Zajick

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtGyWMCQGPQ

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus

*Artists and repertory are subject to change

Scheduled to appear

Piotr Beczala, Ben Bliss, Javier Camarena, Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato, Placido Domingo, Michael Fabiano, Renee Fleming, Juan Diego Florez, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Elina Garanca, Susan Graham, Mariusz Kwiecien, Isabel Leonard, Zeljko Lucic, Amanda Majeski, Angela Meade, James Morris, Anna Netrebko, Kristine Opolais, Eric Owens, Rene Pape, Matthew Polenzani, Rolando Villazon, Michael Volle, Pretty Yende, Sonya Yoncheva, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus

Maestro To The Pit, Please

http://www.metopera.org/Discover/Articles/Interviews/yannick-nezet-seguin-on-the-50th-anniversary-gala/

Yannick Nézet-Séguin

50 Years at Lincoln Center

http://www.metopera.org/Discover/50th-Anniversary/

Happy Birthday, Leontyne Price

http://www.metopera.org/user-information/leontyne-price-birthday/

 The Metropolitan Opera celebrates the 90th birthday of soprano Leontyne Price, an American treasure and operatic icon who gave a total of 204 performances with the company. Born on February 10, 1927, Price thrilled audiences in a wide range of roles over a span of nearly 25 years at the Met, even starring in the world premiere of Barber’s Antony and Cleopatra for the opening of the company’s new house at Lincoln Center in 1966. But the composer whose work she performed more than any other is Verdi, starring as five of his heroines during her Met career. Chief among these was Aida, a role she dominated not only at the Met, where she gave 42 performances between 1961 and her farewell performance in 1985, but also at opera houses around the world. Price’s other key roles at the Met included both of Verdi’s Leonoras (in Il Trovatore and La Forza del Destino), Amelia in Un Ballo in Maschera, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, and the title roles in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly and Tosca. Happy birthday, Leontyne!

$50 for 50 Years

Show Your Love For Extraordinary Opera

For 50 years, the Metropolitan Opera has thrilled audiences at Lincoln Center with season after season of extraordinary opera performances, featuring the world's most talented artists and creative visionaries. As we work to maintain the Met's high artistic standards, we are grateful for another tradition without which the company could not thrive - the tradition of Met supporters who contribute to show their love for this remarkable art form.

 Help ensure a strong future for the Met and join us in celebrating our 50th anniversary at Lincoln Center by making a gift of $50, $500, or more today. Your contribution will make a meaningful difference.

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/theater-arts/metropolitan-opera-house-opens-drawing-socialites-1966-article-1.2361023

METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE

http://www.newyorkcitytheatre.com/theaters/metropolitanoperahouse/the-metropolitan-opera-50th-anniversary-gala.php

NOT TO BE MISSED

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/arts/music/is-the-met-opera-too-big-and-other-questions-as-its-home-turns-50.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fmusic&action=click&contentCollection=music&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=sectionfront&_r=0