Metropolitan Opera House

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The Metropolitan Opera House is the grand opera theater at New York City's Lincoln Center, renowned for its large seating capacity, advanced stage technology, and role as the home venue of the Metropolitan Opera.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera house
performing arts venue
theatre building
alsoKnownAs The Met
The Met Opera House
architect Wallace K. Harrison
broadcasts Metropolitan Opera Live in HD series
coordinateLocation 40.7729°N 73.9835°W
country United States of America
hasArtWork Marc Chagall murals
The Sources of Music by Marc Chagall
The Triumph of Music by Marc Chagall
hasBoxSeating yes
hasFeature acoustic design optimized for opera
advanced stage machinery
computerized lighting system
crystal chandeliers
gold leaf ceiling
grand lobby
large orchestra pit
multi-tiered auditorium
multiple hydraulic stage elevators
proscenium stage
hasUse ballet performances
concerts
film screenings for Live in HD broadcasts
opera performances
hasWebsite https://www.metopera.org
homeVenueOf Metropolitan Opera NERFINISHED
inception 1966
locatedIn Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Manhattan
New York City
New York State
locatedInTimeZone America/New_York
name Metropolitan Opera House
numberOfBalconies multiple tiers
officialOpeningDate 1966-09-16
operator Metropolitan Opera NERFINISHED
ownedBy Metropolitan Opera Association
partOf Lincoln Center complex NERFINISHED
postalCode 10023
publicTransitAccess 66th Street–Lincoln Center station NERFINISHED
publicTransitSystem New York City Subway
replaces Old Metropolitan Opera House
seatingCapacity approximately 3800
significantEvent world premieres of numerous operas
streetAddress 30 Lincoln Center Plaza
style Modernist architecture


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