| The metropolitan opera in New York City is one | | | | organizations of the world! |
| of the most stunning places that have added to | | | | The Metropolitan Opera is also highly advanced in |
| this city's grandeur! Being one of the twelve | | | | modern technologies. It was the first opera in the |
| resident arts organizations of the Lincoln Centre, it | | | | world to introduce the "Met Titles". This was a |
| is a magnificent opera house which is absolutely | | | | brilliant application that gave a new dimension to |
| addictive to someone who has great love for | | | | the opera. The Met Titles that had cost $ 2.7 |
| music and culture. | | | | million offered the audience a translation of the |
| The metropolitan opera house is a huge theatre | | | | text of the opera in English. |
| hall with seating arrangement for as many as | | | | The translations were available on the screens |
| 3,900 people. The present one is the second | | | | provided with each seat. The screens were highly |
| metropolitan opera house. | | | | sophisticated with many applications and were |
| The first one was established in 1883 which was | | | | designed with such special care that they did not |
| destroyed in 1996, the same year that the new | | | | disturb the viewers nearby. |
| opera house at the Lincoln Centre was | | | | Currently the translations are also available in |
| established. It is the home stage of the | | | | other languages like German or Spanish. Beside |
| Metropolitan Opera Association and stages | | | | the modernization of the opera house, the Met |
| spectacular performances regularly. This | | | | has also taken steps to reach out to people |
| organization is the largest classical music | | | | outside New York City with the help of radio and |
| organization in America. It was founded in April of | | | | television. |
| 1880 and has since then been a chief broadcaster | | | | It has regularly broadcasted its performance on |
| of all types of opera. It presents about 220 opera | | | | television since 1977 but live radio broadcast of |
| performances every year! | | | | the opera dates back to 1931. The Metropolitan |
| The summer shows of the Met, as the opera is | | | | Opera is one of the most extravagant and |
| popularly known have been famous through ages. | | | | splendid opera houses of all times. Because of its |
| The performances take place from Monday to | | | | glorious atmosphere, it is naturally one of the |
| Saturday in the evening with a matinee show on | | | | priciest opera houses. |
| Sundays. The Met owns its own performing | | | | The opera tickets are pretty expensive and so is |
| company of orchestra, solo singers, chorus, ballet, | | | | the food. The tickets for the opera can be |
| children's choir etc. The performers of the | | | | booked by various means; the online option is |
| company have world class standard which has | | | | perhaps one of the simplest ones! |
| ranked the Met as one of the top cultural | | | | |