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The James Levine 25th Anniversary Gala (20x4)

Air date: Apr 27, 1996

The Met celebrated the silver anniversary of James Levine's arrival with fifty-eight soloists contributing to a gala that lasted from 6 p.m. until 2 a.m. the following morning. They performed on three sets: an Ezio Frigerio design for Act One of Francesca da Rimini, a gift of Mrs Donald D. Harrington; a Günther Schneider-Siemssen design for Act Two of Arabella, a gift in part of Mrs Michael Falk; and a Schneider-Siemssen design for Act Three of Tannhäuser, a gift of the Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation and of the Metropolitan Opera Guild. Performance date: April 27, 1996.