Richard Strauss "Ariadne auf Naxos" in Rehearsal | Jessye Norman, Kathleen Battle and James Levine 

Richard Strauss - Ariadne auf Naxos, Opera. Librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal. Jessye Norman and Kathleen Battle in rehearsal with James Levine. Metropolitan Opera House, New York, 1988.
Jessye Norman is a regal Ariadne, the mythological Greek heroine in this opera-within-an-opera, opposite the passionate Bacchus of the great James King. Kathleen Battle delivers the coloratura fireworks of Zerbinetta, the leader of a commedia dell’arte troupe that finds itself stranded on Ariadne’s island. Tatiana Troyanos and Franz Ferdinand Nentwig star as the young Composer and the Music Master in the opera’s prologue. James Levine brings out all the color and charm of Strauss’s brilliant chamber-sized score with its equal amounts of pathos and humor. Bodo Igesz’s production features sets by esteemed designer Oliver Messel. Metropolitan Opera's 1989 production of Richard Strauss' "Ariadne auf Naxos", featuring footage of both Jessye Norman and Kathleen Battle in rehearsal with James Levine.