Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Wall Street Journal Photos of the Year: New York Culture

(Photo: Philip Montgomery/Wall Street Journal)
The Metropolitan Opera's gala opening of Richard Wagner's Das Rheingold launched the MET's first new Ring cycle in more than 20 years. Here, Ellen Oshains, a scenic artist for the MET, applied black paint to the stage before opening night in September. Check out the whole series of pictures here.