Metropolitan Opera House (Lincoln Center)
"The Met" | |
Metropolitan Opera House seen from Lincoln Center Plaza | |
Interactive map of Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Address | 30 Lincoln Center Plaza |
|---|---|
| Location | New York City |
| Coordinates | 40°46′22″N 73°59′3″W / 40.77278°N 73.98417°W |
| Owner | Metropolitan Opera Association |
| Capacity | 3,850 |
| Type | Opera house |
| Event | Modernist |
| Public transit | Subway: at 66th Street–Lincoln Center Bus: M5, M7, M11, M20, M66, M104 |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1963–1966 |
| Opened | September 16, 1966 |
| Architect | Wallace Harrison, Harrison & Abramovitz Architects |
| Website | |
| metopera.org | |
The Metropolitan Opera House (also known as The Met) is an opera house located on Broadway at Lincoln Square on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. Part of Lincoln Center, the theater was designed by Wallace K. Harrison. It opened in 1966, replacing the original 1883 Metropolitan Opera House at Broadway and 39th Street. With a total capacity of 3,975 (175 being standing room spaces), the house is the largest repertory opera house in the world. Home to the Metropolitan Opera Company, the facility also hosts the American Ballet Theatre in the summer months.