Photos: An Opening at the Opera

Drew Barrymore and Jill Kargman. Photo by Julie Skarratt/Metropolitan Opera.
Jessica Chastain. Photo by Jonathan Tichler/Metropolitan Opera.
Alexander Skarsgard. Photo by Jonathan Tichler/Metropolitan Opera.
Bette Middler. Photo by Jonathan Tichler/Metropolitan Opera.
Barry Diller and Diane von Furstenberg. Photo by Julie Skarratt/Metropolitan Opera.
Helena Christensen. Photo by Jonathan Tichler/Metropolitan Opera.
Jessica Hart. Photo by Julie Skarratt/Metropolitan Opera.
Inside the gala. Photo by Julie Skarratt/Metropolitan Opera.
Brooke Shields. Photo by Jonathan Tichler/Metropolitan Opera.
Helen Mirren, Taylor Hackford, Julie Taymor and Elliot Goldenthal. Photo by Julie Skarratt/Metropolitan Opera.
Ellen Burstyn . Photo by Julie Skarratt/Metropolitan Opera.
Patricia Clarkson. Photo by Julie Skarratt/Metropolitan Opera.
Jessica Joffe. Photo by Jonathan Tichler/Metropolitan Opera.