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• Masterclass. Il barbiere di Siviglia. Una voce poco fa / Rossini
• Werther. Werther! Werther! / Massenet
• Nabucco. Oh, dischiuso è il firmamento / Verdi
• La clemenza di Tito. Deh per questo istante solo / Mozart
• Der Freischütz. Wie nahte mir der Schlummer / Mozart.

• Opening night gala Introduction
• La traviata. Lunge da lei-- De' miei bollenti spiriti ; Annina, donde vieni? O mio rimorso! ; Alfredo? Per Parigi on partiva ; Pura siccome un angelo ; Non sapete quale affetto ; Un dì, quando le veneri ; Ah! Dite alla giovine ; Imponete ; Dammi tu forza, o cielo ; Ah, vive sol quel core ; Di Provenza il mar, il suol ; Avrem lieta di maschere la notte ; Noi siamo Zingarelle ; Alfredo! Voi! ; Invitato a qui seguirmi ; Di sprezzo degno sè stesso rende ; Alfredo, Alfredo, di questo core / Verdi
• Backstage at the Met: Susan Graham interviews Renée Fleming
• Backstage at the Met: Susan Graham interviews James Levine
• Deborah Voigt in Times Square and introduction to Manon
• Manon. Voyez, mules à fleurettes!-- Choisir! ; Voici les élégantes ; Je marche sur tous les chemins ; Obéissons quand leur voix appele ; Et maintenant-- restez seul un instant ; Non, sa vie à la mienne ; Quelle éloquence ; Je suis seul-- Ah! Fuyez, douce image ; Ces murs silencieux-- Pardonnez-moi ; N'est-ce plus ma main que cette main presse? / Massenet
• Vogue feature on Renée Fleming and Introduction to the final scene of Capriccio
• Capriccio. Wo is mein Bruder? ; Morgen mittag um elf? ; Kein Andres, das mir so im Herzen loht ; Ihre Liebe schlägt mir entgegen ; Whählst du den einen-- verlierst du den andern! ; Frau Gräfin, das Souper ist serviert / Strauss
• Bows and closing credits

There are few occasions to match the excitement and glamour and of an Opening Night at the Met. This spectacular gala showcased the extraordinary soprano Renée Fleming in three different, equally dazzling roles, each costumed by a different designer. The famous productions by Franco Zeffirelli (Verdi's La traviata, Act II, conducted by James Levine), Jean-Pierre Ponnelle (Massenet's Manon, Act III), and John Cox (Strauss's Capriccio, final scene) were fully staged. With Ramón Vargas, Thomas Hampson, Dwayne Croft, and Robert Lloyd

• Il barbiere di Siviglia. Una voce poco fa / Rossini
• Werther. Werther! Qui m'aurait dit la place / Massenet
• Nabucco. Oh, dischiuso è il firmamento / Verdi
• La clemenza di Tito. Deh per questo istante solo / Mozart
• Der Freischütz. Wie nahte mir der Schlummer / Weber.

Filmed by Bruno Monsaingeon, impassioned and head-spinning lessons given by the legendary soprano Julia Varady. Julia Varady is a legend. She is all the more so since she has never exposed herself to the media and her recording career has never matched the measure of her talent. Born in Romania in 1941, she was trained at the hard school of the troupes of the Bucharest and Budapest operas and became the bright star that was to inflame the international lyrical scene when she moved to West Germany in 1970. She married the baritone Dietrich Fischer Dieskau and pursued an exceptional career thanks to a voice of amazing amplitude, intensity and dramatic temperament. In 1998, at the age of 57, the singer who had sung more than seventy roles in forty years bid farewell to the stage in spite of her voice remaining intact. To replace the stage that she missed so much she decided to teach. In 2007, Bruno Monsaingeon planted his camera at her home in Berlin and captured extraordinary moments of the soprano transmitting her art. From the Gioconda by Ponchielli to the Barber of Seville by Rossini, from Carmen by Bizet to Werther by Massenet, she dedicates herself wholly to the parts, solving technical problems, insisting on every expressive detail and singing in full voice with her students. "I tell my pupils: "Embrace the audience with your voice." Thanks to this fascinating document by Bruno Monsaingeon, she continues to embrace us. Thank you Julia!