Gallery Met: Francesco Clemente - the Sopranos July 13, 2008

'The Sopranos,' an exhibition of eight portraits by the renowned artist Francesco Clemente, opens at Gallery Met. The exhibition, created in collaboration with the Metropolitan Opera, features portraits of eight divas who figure prominently in the Met's 2008-09 season: Diana Damrau, Natalie Dessay, Renee Fleming, Angela Gheorghiu, Susan Graham, Karita Mattila, Anna Netrebko and Deborah Voigt. Clemente's paintings, done within a four-month period, portray them as characters in their upcoming roles.