Pop singer Rufus Wainwright, an opera lover, will also appear. The evening is directed by John Goberman, best known as the executive producer of Live From Lincoln Center.

The sold-out festival continues tomorrow night with a performance of Puccini's Madama Butterfly, introduced by actress Cynthia Nixon.

Tickets for the festival, all priced at $25, sold out in less than a week after they went on sale last month. The company also rapidly sold 100 $25 tickets to its opening-night gala performance of Capriccio last night.