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All production photos © 2005 by Ken Howard and the Metropolitan Opera

Patricia Racette (Roberta Alden) and Nathan Gunn (Clyde Griffiths)

Susan Graham (Sondra Finchley) and Nathan Gunn (Clyde Griffiths)

Kim Begley (Samuel Griffiths) and Nathan Gunn (Clyde Griffiths)

Kim Begley (Samuel Griffiths) and Jennifer Larmore (Elizabeth Griffiths)

top: Dolora Zajick (Elvira Griffiths) and Graham Phillips (Young Clyde); bottom: Nathan Gunn (Clyde Griffiths) and Patricia Racette (Roberta Alden)

Patricia Racette (Roberta Alden) and Nathan Gunn (Clyde Griffiths)

top: Susan Graham (Sondra Finchley) and Nathan Gunn (Clyde Griffiths); bottom: Patricia Racette (Roberta Alden)

Patricia Racette (Roberta Alden)

Nathan Gunn as Clyde watches Roberta Alden (dancer) drown.

Dolora Zajick (Elvira Griffiths) and Nathan Gunn (Clyde Griffiths)

Graham Phillips (Young Clyde)

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Opening Night, Gala and Rehearsals

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Conductor James Conlon welcomes composer Tobias Picker to the stage for a bow at the world premiere of An American Tragedy, on 2 December 2005, Metropolitan Opera, New York.

Tobias Picker and librettist Gene Scheer take a triumphant opening night bow.

The cast, creative team, and the Met's artistic staff take their curtain call en masse.

Curtain call followed curtain call, with the audience on their feet giving a rousing standing ovation; they didn't seem to want to let anyone leave the stage!

The composer giving his speech at the gala, with Metropolitan Opera General Manager Joseph Volpe.

With Joseph Volpe.

Tobias Picker and James Conlon at the Met's opening night gala.

Tobias Picker and Nathan Gunn.

Tobias Picker and Joseph Volpe.

Tobias Picker and An American Tragedy patron Edgar Foster Daniels.

Tobias Picker, Francesca Zambello and Gene Scheer.

The composer with Mr. and Mrs. David V. Picker

Francesca Zambello, Nathan Gunn, Tobias Picker and Dolora Zajick.

Tobias Picker and James Conlon in rehearsal for the production.

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