Metropolitan Opera

The Metropolitan Opera is an American opera company based at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. It presents opera performances and produces radio, television, and cinema broadcasts.

Metropolitan Opera House: The Metropolitan Opera House is an opera venue at Lincoln Center in New York City. It is the company’s home stage and the setting for its performances.
Metropolitan Opera House (39th Street): The original Metropolitan Opera House was a theater on Broadway between West 39th and 40th Streets, open from 1883 to 1966. The company began performing in this first home before moving to Lincoln Center.
Rudolf Bing: Rudolf Bing was an Austrian-born opera manager who served as the Metropolitan Opera’s general manager from 1950 to 1972. His tenure expanded the repertory and brought major changes to casting and production.
Royal Opera House: The Royal Opera House is a London performing-arts venue and home of The Royal Opera and The Royal Ballet. It offers a European comparison to the Metropolitan Opera’s American institutional setting.
Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts: The Metropolitan Opera’s Saturday matinee radio broadcasts transmit live performances to listeners. They extend the company’s performances beyond its New York audience.
Henry Abbey: Henry Abbey was an American theater manager and the Metropolitan Opera’s first general manager. He helped establish the company and managed its first seasons.
James Levine: James Levine was an American conductor who served as the Metropolitan Opera’s music director from 1976 to 2016. His long leadership shaped the company’s orchestral sound and repertory.
Vienna State Opera: The Vienna State Opera is an Austrian opera company and opera house known for a repertory-based performance schedule. Its repertory system contrasts with the Metropolitan Opera’s largely production-based seasons.
Metropolitan Opera Live in HD: Metropolitan Opera Live in HD is a cinema series of live opera transmissions from the company’s stage. The series carries its productions to cinemas around the world.
Leopold Damrosch: Leopold Damrosch was a German-born American conductor and composer who led the Metropolitan Opera’s inaugural season. His musical leadership shaped the company’s first performances.

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