His first Sachs in Cardiff last year won ovations and critical glory.
The aria is in A major, and a high-flying soprano can win ovations by working her way up to a brilliant high E (not in the score).
The Lin phenomenon crossed the border Tuesday, when he beat Toronto with a last-second 3-pointer and won ovations from Raptors fans.
The program's only two blips — notably a problem with the taped music at Saturday's performance — affected Mr. Cornejo, but he rose to the occasion and won ovations each time.
The opera world has had great hopes for Ms. Meade since she won ovations for her singing of the aria "Casta Diva" from "Norma" at the finals of the Met National Council Auditions in 2007.
And Ms. Ansanelli certainly professes no intention of becoming what at American Ballet Theater (where Angel Corella, for example, wins ovations by unleashing pirouettes like a Tasmanian Devil in tights) might be known unapologetically as a star.
He thrilled the audience at the Met's 125th-anniversary gala in March with his vibrant account of "Che gelida manina" from Puccini's "Bohème," then won ovations and fine reviews for his return as Verdi's Duke in April.
Saturday evening's stars were the company's lead duo, Carla Körbes and Seth Orza, who rightly won ovations; Ms. Körbes's beauty, blitheness and ecstasy were a joy to behold, while the powerful Mr. Orza managed the youthfulness that eluded him as Apollo earlier in the week.
They were immediately followed by Brian Brooks in his body-rippling solo "I'm Going to Explode," in which he scarcely moved his feet at all, and by Ms. Whelan and Craig Hall in Christopher Wheeldon's "Liturgy," where footwork plays only a secondary role; both items, rightly, won ovations.
"The Imitation Game," a biopic about British World War II codebreaker Alan Turing, won ovations when it played at the Telluride and Toronto film festivals earlier this fall, establishing itself as the kind of tasteful, well-crafted crowd-pleaser that often goes on to win best picture.
