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In addition to the previously announced artists appearing at the Met's 50th Anniversary at Lincoln Center Gala on May 7, singers slated to appear include Stephanie Blythe , Joseph Calleja , D Wayne Croft , David Daniel s, Yusif Eyvazov, Vittorio Grigolo , Christopher Job, Latonia Moore, Yunpeng Wang, and Dolora Zajick .
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The gala will be conducted by Met Music Director Emeritus James Levine , future Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and Marco Armiliato.
These artists join the previously announced stars scheduled to perform at the gala: Piotr Beczala , Ben Bliss, Javier Camarena, Diana Damrau , Joyce DiDonato , Plácido Domingo , Michael Fabiano, Renée Fleming, Juan Diego Flórez, Ferruccio Furlanetto, El?na Garan?a, Susan Graham , Mariusz Kwiecie n, Isabel Leonard , eljko Lu?i?, Angela Meade, James Morris , Anna Netrebko , Kristine Opolais, Eric Owens , René Pape, Matthew Polenzani , Rolando Villazón, Michael Volle, Pretty Yende , and Sonya Yoncheva.
The gala will be fully staged in a production featuring direction and scenic design by Julian Crouch , costume design by Kevin Pollard , and projection design by 59 Productions. For more information, please visit www.metopera.org .
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