The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala

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 as 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...

Plácido Domingo as 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...

Kathleen Battle as Herself

Kathleen Battle

as Herself
Grace Bumbry as Herself

Grace Bumbry

as Herself
Mirella Freni as Herself

Mirella Freni

as Herself
José Carreras as Himself

José Carreras

as Himself
Nicolai Ghiaurov as Himself

Nicolai Ghiaurov

as Himself
Alfredo Kraus as Himself

Alfredo Kraus

as Himself
Leontyne Price as Herself

Leontyne Price

as Herself
Nicolai Gedda as Himself

Nicolai Gedda

as Himself
Sesto Bruscantini as Himself

Sesto Bruscantini

as Himself
Ruggero Raimondi as Himself

Ruggero Raimondi

as Himself
Kiri Te Kanawa as Herself

Kiri Te Kanawa

as Herself
Ileana Cotrubas as Herself

Ileana Cotrubas

as Herself
James Levine as Conductor

James Levine

as Conductor
Leonard Bernstein as Conductor

Leonard Bernstein

as Conductor
Richard Bonynge as Conductor

Richard Bonynge

as Conductor
MET Orchestra

MET Orchestra

Crew of The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala

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