New York's love affair with the glamorous soprano Renée Fleming reaches fever pitch on September 30, 2003 when she opens the Metropolitan Opera season as Violetta in "La Traviata." Renée will tread the red carpet with escorts Elton John and David Furnish.

Renée has made this the hottest ticket in town! It's like the good old days when opera stars electrified public imagination. And the Met has gone for more flash this year.

Renée will tread the red carpet with escorts Elton John and David Furnish. (This is the first time in years the Met has really rolled out a red carpet.)

The woman who introduced Renée and Elton, Lynn Wyatt of Houston, will be on hand along with actor Patrick Stewart, the Rudy Giulianis, Anna Wintour, Frank Langella, et al. Even people who aren't really wild about opera are fighting to get in on this event.

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