Final Gala Performance at the Metropolitan Opera House

Crowd outside the Metropolitan Opera House on the night of its final gala performance / ticket holders in formal evening wear make their ways passed crowd and press to go inside / black tie crowd mill about inside lobby / main auditorium with elaborate balconies filled to capacity / back stage famous singers visit with each other / panning view of the 'Golden Horseshoe' seating / spotlight stage crowded with opera singers / past performers take final bows to applause on and off stage.