A Day at the Metropolitan Opera in New York

Known as the "Met", The Metropolitan Opera House in New York is the largest opera house in the world and one of the most famous. Sarah goes backstage at a rehearsal of Massenet´s opera “Manon” and meets the General Manager of the Met, Peter Gelb.

Sarah Willis is a British-American French horn player. In 2001, she joined the Berlin Philharmonic, becoming the first female member of its brass section.

She was born in Maryland, USA and grew up in Tokyo, Boston, Moscow and London. At age 14 she started playing French horn and then attended the Royal College of Music Junior Department in London, UK. She studied full-time at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, UK.