Just days after the shutdown went into effect, the company began its series of Nightly Met Opera Streams, providing viewers around the world with a different free opera from its archives every night-a run that has continued for 70 weeks and drawn more than 20 million viewers. Performances are given in the evening Mondays through Saturdays with a matinée on Saturday.Last March, when New York City's public performance venues were forced to close their doors, the Metropolitan Opera was among the first arts institutions to respond to the crisis with virtual programming. premieres of some of the most important operas in the repertory, including Wagner’s works, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Das Rheingold, Siegfried, Götterdämmerung, Tristan und Isolde, and Parsifal. Boasting a list of firsts, the Met Opera offered the U.S. The Met Opera presents 27 operas each year in a season that lasts from late September through May, ranging from tragic love stories to comedy. Inside you will be dazzled by Swarovski crystal chandeliers, a ceiling entirely covered in 23-karat gold leaf, and 30-foot murals by Marc Chagall. Harrison, the building features a glass and bronze facade with enormous arching windows, bathing the interior with natural light and allowing you to admire the lobby from Columbus Avenue. It celebrated its fiftieth birthday in 2016, commemorating the year the Met Opera was moved to the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in 1966.ĭesigned by Wallace K. The building itself is fairly new, but the Met Opera has been performing for over 100 years. Attracting some of the world’s top directing and conducting talent, every production is a unique event not to be missed. In terms of seating, it is the largest opera house in the world, holding 3,800 people. Hear truly incredible music and see extravagant performances at the most important classical music organization in North America. Experience a night of glitz and glamour at New York’s Metropolitan Opera.
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