Britney Spears Rehearses At The Met For 1999 Mtv Vmas
In a flash of teen-pop bravado, Britney Spears warmed up the Metropolitan Opera House stage—brick wall, red tee, and all—for her breakout VMA moment. Before the Moonmen were handed out and the pop spectacle unfolded live on September 9, 1999, Britney Spears was already commanding the stage—well, the rehearsal space—at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center, New York City. The image, dated September 8, 1999, captures Spears mid-pose against a brick wall backdrop, dressed in a fitted red tee, dark jeans, and gray sneakers....