Met Opera Opening Night recipient-men dive into the harrowing tale

dive into the harrowing tale of the sinking of the Titanic

with split-second timing

he loaded the sidecars with 450 pounds of sand and ran the ride through its usual gravity-defying cycle of soaring

as a 77-year era ended with the final run of the original "El" train

constricted beaches which is the one funnel to pour everything ashore for the support of more than two divisions of Marines

Met Opera Opening Night recipient-men dive into the harrowing tale"New Metropolitan Opera House Opens in a Crescendo of Splendor" was the front page headline on Sept. 17, 1966, during the opening of Lincoln Center's newest edition. Seen here is a view of the audience on opening night, which featured Samuel Barber's "Antony and Cleopatra." The Times reported that the great arched house was a brightly lighted architectural toy that was "expected to dominate salon conversations for weeks." The conductor in front is