Broadway sensation and self-proclaimed megastar Dame Edna Everage will make a special guest appearance in the METROPOLITAN OPERA'S New Year's Eve gala performance of Rossini's comic masterpiece, 'Il Barbiere di Siviglia' ('The Barber of Seville') on Friday, December 31, 2004.
The New York Times fourth annual Arts & Leisure Weekend will be held January 7 - 9, 2005. This year's event will be the largest in the four-year history of the event with more than 1,300 cultural institutions participating throughout the United States and Europe. The weekend is the newspaper's annual signature event, a national and international celebration of art and culture.
