The opening gala of the Metropolitan Opera's 2008-2009 season features soprano Renee Fleming in three of her favorite roles. Taped in September, 2008, at the opening of the Met's 125th season. Presented are fully staged acts of the following operas: Act II of Verdi's La Traviata (with Ramon Vargas and Thomas Hampson; Conductor, James Levine) Act III of Massenet's Manon (with Ramon Vargas and Dwayne Croft; Conductor, Marco Armiliato) Final scene of Strauss' Capriccio (with Michael Devlin; Conductor, Patrick Summers)