' s ▁re per toire . ▁He ▁had ▁also ▁not ably ▁initi ated ▁the ▁Met ' s ▁series ▁of ▁television ▁broadcast s ▁with ▁a ▁production ▁of ▁La ▁Boh ème ▁st arring ▁Luci ano ▁Pav ar otti ▁and ▁Ren ata ▁Sc otto ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁Met ▁celebrated ▁the ▁silver ▁anni versary ▁of ▁Lev ine ' s ▁arrival ▁there ▁with ▁a ▁concert ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁Fif ty - e ight ▁solo ists ▁contributed ▁to ▁a ▁g ala ▁that ▁last ed ▁from ▁ 6 ▁p . m . ▁until ▁ 2 ▁a . m . ▁on ▁the ▁following ▁morning . ▁They ▁performed ▁on ▁three ▁sets : ▁an ▁Ez io ▁Fr iger io ▁design ▁for ▁Act ▁ 1 ▁of ▁Frances ca ▁da ▁R im ini , ▁a ▁gift ▁of ▁Mrs ▁Donald ▁D . ▁Harr ington ; ▁a ▁Gün ther ▁Schne ider - S iem ss en ▁design ▁for ▁Act ▁ 2 ▁of ▁Arab ella , ▁a ▁gift ▁in ▁part ▁of ▁Mrs ▁Michael ▁F alk ; ▁and ▁a ▁Schne ider - S iem ss en ▁design ▁for ▁Act ▁ 2 ▁of ▁T ann hä user , ▁a ▁gift ▁of ▁the ▁F an ▁Fox ▁and ▁Les lie ▁R . ▁Sam u els ▁Foundation ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Opera ▁Gu ild . ▁The ▁g ala ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁was ▁spons ored ▁by ▁Mrs ▁Em ily ▁Fish er ▁Land au . ▁Its ▁television ▁broadcast ▁was ▁spons ored ▁by ▁Mrs ▁Harr ington , ▁the ▁Tex aco ▁Phil anth