Premiere of 'Le Comte Ory' hits Lincoln Center in New York

Model Claudia Schiffer arrives for the Metropolitan Opera's premiere of "Le Comte Ory" at Lincoln Center in New York March 24, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

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