Singing sculptures at the Met

UPPER EAST SIDE (WABC) -- It's usually silent when you walk into the gallery of 16th century art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but for a short time, the sculptures have something to say and sing about.

They are performing an opera.

"There's love, star-crossed lovers, murder, gossip - all delivered through the mouths and the acting of the sculptures in our 16th century sculpture court," Limor Tomer of Met Museum Presents said.

Tomer commissioned a London-based arts company called ERRATICA to create this installation called La Celestina.

It took Patrick Eakin Young and his team nearly 3 years to finish the project.

"I was inspired by the peace itself - architecture, the sculptures. Just wanted to make them speak," Young said.

And speak they do with shadow box puppetry adding an extra dimension, and it's totally immersive.

"You become part of it. You're one of the characters in this intrigue," one visitor said.

"It really was transcendent. Quite magical," said another.

La Celestina only runs through Sunday, March 29. It's free with admission to the museum.

If you would like more information about the exhibit, please click here to visit the Met's website.