Cast of
The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala

About The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala

  • Released on January 01, 1983
  • Music

In celebration of its 100th anniversary in 1983, the Metropolitan Opera hosts a four-hour performance uniting some of the world's most spellbinding opera singers and conductors. The event includes a ballet from Samson et Dalila and boasts incredible classical performances from Kathleen Battle, Plácido Domingo, Jose Carerras, Leonard Bernstein, Marilyn Horne, Leona Mitchell, Luciano Pavarotti and many more.

Full Cast of The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala

Luciano Pavarotti
plays Himself

Luciano Pavarotti as Himself

Luciano Pavarotti Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was an Italian operatic tenor who during the late part of his career c...

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Plácido Domingo
plays Himself

Plácido Domingo as Himself

Although born in Madrid, Spain, Placido Domingo spent a major portion of his life living in Mexico City where he grad...

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Kathleen Battle
plays Herself

Grace Bumbry
plays Herself

Mirella Freni
plays Herself

José Carreras
plays Himself

Nicolai Ghiaurov
plays Himself

Alfredo Kraus
plays Himself

Leontyne Price
plays Herself

Nicolai Gedda
plays Himself

Sesto Bruscantini
plays Himself

Ruggero Raimondi
plays Himself

Kiri Te Kanawa
plays Herself

Ileana Cotrubas
plays Herself

James Levine
plays Conductor

Leonard Bernstein
plays Conductor

Richard Bonynge
plays Conductor

MET Orchestra


Crew of The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala

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