An Opening at the Opera
What: The Metropolitan Opera’s opening night gala.
When: Monday, September 21st.
Where: The performance was held in the grand opera house, followed by a dinner at the Tent in Damrosch Park in New York.
Who: Jessica Chastain, Drew Barrymore, Alexander Skarsgard, Brooke Shields, Helen Mirren, Helena Christensen, Jill Kargman, Diane von Furstenberg, and Jessica Hart were among the evening’s guests.
Why: Because post-Fashion Week everyone needed a reason to dress up.
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.
