interior of maim auditorium before performance , Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, USA
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B.O'Kane / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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3555 x 2370 px | 30.1 x 20.1 cm | 11.9 x 7.9 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
7 March 2023Location:
Manhattan, New York City, USAMore information:
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 seating capacity of approximately 3, 850, the house is the largest repertory opera house in the world. The auditorium is fan-shaped and decorated in gold and burgundy with seating for 3, 794 and 245 standing positions on six levels. Over 4, 000 squares of gold leaf cover the domed petal-shaped ceiling from which the 21 crystal chandeliers hang. The walls of the auditorium are paneled in kevazingo bubinga, a rosewood noted for its acoustic quality. The auditorium is known to be acoustically significant—small conversation and quiet moments in music can be heard well at the top of the Family Circle some 146 feet (45 m) away from the stage.[ As a result, the Opera House is the only Lincoln Center auditorium that has not been rebuilt because of acoustic problems.