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 Housed within the renowned Lincoln Center in midtown Manhattan, the Metropolitan Opera House has been one of the world’s premier opera companies since its inception in 1883. The opera house is renowned for presented first-rate performances featuring many of the world’s most revered artists. And the company itself provides superior orchestral and choral musicians, a large repertory of works, and the resources to make performances available to the public, whether on stage, radio or screen.
The opera season runs over the course of 32 weeks. During that period, the opera house stages more than 200 performances, with about 800,000 total attending the performances. This, of course, is not including the millions of others that experience the opera on television or radio.
A highlight of the opera house is the recently introduced “Met Titles” feature: computerized screens that are mounted on the backs of the spectator seats to provide each person with their own opera-translation monitor.
The Metropolitan Opera Guild offers backstage tours, which generally occur from October through June at around 3:45pm on weekdays (some take place on Saturday mornings as well). To get more information and to reserve a space, call 212-769-7020 Monday through Friday between 10am and 4pm Eastern Time. Tours costs $9 per adult and $4 per student.
Lincoln Center Tours (which include The Met) are given every day. They often include the auditorium, but not always. For detailed information call 212-875-5350. The charge for this tour is $9.50 per adult, $4.75 for children six to twelve years old and $8 for students and senior citizens. A number of programs are available for young people and adults as well. |
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