Opera enthusiasts can tour the Met during The Metropolitan Opera Guild Backstage Tours, held during the performance season at 3 p.m. For the first time in company history, the Met presents the original five-act French version of Verdi’s epic. Almost immediately, it was clear stage facilities weren’t adequate, so finally in 1966, the new Metropolitan Opera House opened its doors at Lincoln Center, boasting for the first time the finest technical facilities. The Met’s first opera house was built on 39th Street in 1833.

Today, the Met continues to discover and train artists through its national audition and artist development programs. Tickets are 35 for the General Public, 30 for Guild Members, and 25 for students & groups of 10 or more. For tickets and more information, please call 212.769.7028 or visit the Met Opera Guild. Tours are not held on days of final dress rehearsals, or other special events in the opera house. Among the house’s repertoire are 18th century Baroque, 19th century Bel canto and 20th century Minimalism.įor more than 130 years, The Metropolitan Opera has become renowned for the prolific artists it has drawn during those years, from Christine Nilsson in the opening season to Lawrence Tibbett in the 1920s. The Metropolitan Opera Guild Backstage Tours are held during the Met performance season at 3:00 pm on weekdays and Sundays at 10:30 am and 1:30 pm. Music at The Metįondly known as the Met (and not to be confused with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which shares the same shortened moniker), the Metropolitan Opera is the largest classical music organization in America, presenting nearly 30 different operas in the September-May opera season. Less than a mile away from The Sherry’s iconic revolving door, guests can partake in an evening of theatrical passion at the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts.

Tours of the metropolitan opera house