, ▁screen ▁designer , ▁m sm - St ud ios ▁ ▁Christian ▁Müller , ▁video ▁encoding ▁and ▁author ing , ▁m sm - St ud ios ▁ ▁Claud ia ▁P ohl , ▁A MS I ▁II ▁master ing , ▁Emil ▁Berliner ▁Studios ▁ ▁U do ▁Pot rat z , ▁A MS I ▁II ▁master ing , ▁Emil ▁Berliner ▁Studios ▁ ▁Sony a ▁Fried man , ▁subt it les ▁ ▁Eva ▁Re is inger , ▁book let ▁editor ▁ ▁Mer le ▁Ker sten , ▁book let ▁art ▁director ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁Mike ▁Silver man ▁review ed ▁the ▁g ala ▁for ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁the ▁early ▁hours , ▁he ▁wrote , ▁that ▁the ▁Met ' s ▁audience ▁heard ▁Bir git ▁Nil sson ▁pay ing ▁t ribute ▁to ▁James ▁Lev ine ▁with ▁a ▁few ▁bars ▁of ▁" H o - jo - to - ho " ▁from ▁her ▁signature ▁role , ▁Br ün n h ilde . ▁Despite ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁some ▁sing ers , ▁like ▁Ben ▁He pp ner , ▁due ▁to ▁sched uling ▁cl ash es , ▁and ▁of ▁others , ▁like ▁Cec ilia ▁Bart oli ▁and ▁Luci ano ▁Pav ar otti , ▁due ▁to ▁health ▁issues , ▁the ▁concert ▁was ▁a ▁" th r illing , ▁if ▁exhaust ing ▁spect acle " ▁re ple te ▁with ▁vocal ▁talent . ▁The ▁g ala ' s ▁cast ▁list ▁r anged ▁from ▁veter ans ▁like ▁the ▁ 7 1