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In this Sept. 20, 2012 photo, Anna Netrebko performs as Adina during the final dress rehearsal of Gaetano Donizetti's “L'Elisir d'Amore” at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. That most endearing of all comedies, Donizetti's “L'Elisir d'Amore,” opened the Metropolitan Opera season on Monday, Sept. 24 in a modest new production made memorable by an outstanding cast. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)