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A glimpse behind the scenes with the backstage crew of the Metropolitan Opera.

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Traviata’s almost set for tonight’s 8:30pm show. Here’s a comparison of what you see and what we see.

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Siegfried opening in two hours. #iatse #localone #metopera

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The master behind the “machine”. Siegfried opening day. #iatse #localone #metopera

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Act 3 of Tosca moving into place

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With under 3 1/2 hours to get it done, the crew is busy getting rid of the Walkure matinee and setting up Tito for opening night. This one will come right down to the wire.

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6:39 am on a Saturday morning and the HD cameras are being carefully rolled into place. Walkure goes live to the world in just over five hours. #Iatselocalone