The Metropolitan Opera will open a newly-designed retail store in the lobby of the Opera House on Tuesday, November 25 at 10:00 am. Reconceived and renovated from top to bottom, the new shop will ...

Those who attend live performances at the theater or the opera strive to get the most out of their experience — especially in a culture-rich city such as New York City. They want the best seats and ...

In the Metropolitan Opera’s production of “Carmen,” three pickup trucks and a tractor-trailer are crucial props. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Monday. We’ll find out what drives the ...

The opera tells the story of a young, ... Oct. 10, audiences will also see an entirely rebuilt Act 3—the product of 40 people working through the summer at the Met’s shop in the Bronx.

Learn the history of the Metropolitan Opera in the iconic 4,000 seat auditorium Visit backstage areas like the scenic and carpentry shops, wig shop, costume shop, and armory* See where opera ...

From groundbreaking productions like Grounded to the passion of young singers from around the globe, The Met embraces change while preserving opera's timeless ability to ground us as human beings.

The Metropolitan Opera has been in operation since 1883 when its home was on 39th Street and Broadway. In 1966 the Met Opera moved into its current Wallace Harrison-designed theater at Lincoln Center.