Samuel Ramey’s celebrates his 25th anniversary at the Met this season. Ramey, who first stepped onto the Met stage in 1972 as a finalist of the National Council Auditions, made his debut on January 19, 1984, in the company premiere of Handel’s Rinaldo, singing the role of Argante. “He made a tremendous impression with his powerful, pliable bass voice,” the New York Times said, praising his “great vocal as well as expressive range.” Today, Ramey’s Met repertoire includes 25 different roles, ranging from Mozart’s Figaro and Don Giovanni to Nick Shadow in Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress and Olin Blitch in Floyd’s Susannah. He has sung the title roles of Boito’s Mefistofele, Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov, and Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle, as well as Field Marshal Kutuzov in the Met premiere of Prokofiev’s War and Peace. Here are a few visual highlights from the 291 performances Ramey has given with the company.