Monday, February 28, 2011

50. The Met Opera House





If music is on your palette for the evening, why not go to the opera?  If you are a fan of opera, the Met is known as being one of the absolute best things to do in NYC.  If you aren’t a fan of opera… well maybe it’s time you try something new.

History of the Met

The Metropolitan Opera House was formed a long time ago, 1880 in fact, but the first performances were not seen until 1883.  That’s three years of preparation for the first show folks.  I hope it was a good one.  It must have been.

The Met ran relatively unopposed until the Manhattan showed up on the scene in 1906.   This feud lasted only four years and it was back to being the premier opera house in New York.
During the great depression performances were as steady as ever, even though the population lacked the coin to go.  

After Pearl Harbor, the Met dropped acts like Madame Butterfly in favor of the war effort.
Since then, the Metropolitan Opera has run relatively steadily until today.

You can find a schedule of shows on the Metropolitan Opera House’s website.

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