Ariana Grande surprises Met Gala guests with performance

8 May 2024

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Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo pose at the Met Gala, an annual fundraising gala held for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute with this year's theme 'Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion' in New York City, New York, U.S., May 6, 2024. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

Ariana Grande gave a surprise performance at the 2024 Met Gala, and was joined onstage by her Wicked co-star Cynthia Erivo.

Grande opened her performance with ‘Once Upon a Dream’ from Disney’s Sleeping Beauty, a nod to this year’s Gala theme ‘Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion’.

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????once upon a dream…???? ♡ @Vogue

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The star then went on to sing a medley of her greatest hits.

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???????? had the honor and most special time performing at @metmuseum in @maisonmargiela by the one and only, most brilliant angel of all @jgalliano (how i wept in our fitting !!!!)… working on this performance was an experience i will cherish forever. thank you so much @voguemagazine, Anna Wintour and @metmuseum for having me. ♡ my sincerest of thank yous to @bazluhrmann, i love you so much i could cry… to Michael Arden, @_natural__, @sergiokletnoy, Keith!!!, @justinlevine, to Cree & Lauren & @willloftis & our incredible group of dancers, musicians and to Broadway Inspirational Voices. and last but most ~certainly~???? not least, thank you to the divine and magical @cynthiaerivo for joining me in the end and for lighting up the museum brighter than any star in the sky ever could. it was my honor to have you and to sing with you as always. i love you ! ???? ⋆｡°‧???? ⋆ ˚｡⋆???? ⋆ ‧???? ˚｡????.˚

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A highlight of the performance was when Grande welcomed Erivo onstage. Together they sang ‘When You Believe’ by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey.

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????????♾️ @Vogue ♡

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The performers star together in the upcoming film adaptation of Wicked, with Erivo portraying Elphaba and Grande playing Glinda.

Their duet came after the pair walked the green carpet together hand in hand. Grande wore a mother-of-pearl gown by Jonathan Anderson for Loewe, while Erivo arrived in a two-piece gown with flower petal details by Thom Browne.

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