The metropolitan opera in New York City is one of the most stunning places that have added to this city’s grandeur! Being one of the twelve resident arts organizations of the Lincoln Centre, it is a magnificent opera house which is absolutely addictive to someone who has great love for music and culture.

The metropolitan opera house is a huge theatre hall with seating arrangement for as many as 3,900 people. The present one is the second metropolitan opera house.

The first one was established in 1883 which was destroyed in 1996, the same year that the new opera house at the Lincoln Centre was established. It is the home stage of the Metropolitan Opera Association and stages spectacular performances regularly. This organization is the largest classical music organization in America. It was founded in April of 1880 and has since then been a chief broadcaster of all types of opera. It presents about 220 opera performances every year!

The summer shows of the Met, as the opera is popularly known have been famous through ages. The performances take place from Monday to Saturday in the evening with a matinee show on Sundays. The Met owns its own performing company of orchestra, solo singers, chorus, ballet, children’s choir etc. The performers of the company have world class standard which has ranked the Met as one of the top cultural organizations of the world!

The Metropolitan Opera is also highly advanced in modern technologies. It was the first opera in the world to introduce the "Met Titles". This was a brilliant application that gave a new dimension to the opera. The Met Titles that had cost $ 2.7 million offered the audience a translation of the text of the opera in English.

The translations were available on the screens provided with each seat. The screens were highly sophisticated with many applications and were designed with such special care that they did not disturb the viewers nearby.

Currently the translations are also available in other languages like German or Spanish. Beside the modernization of the opera house, the Met has also taken steps to reach out to people outside New York City with the help of radio and television.

It has regularly broadcasted its performance on television since 1977 but live radio broadcast of the opera dates back to 1931. The Metropolitan Opera is one of the most extravagant and splendid opera houses of all times. Because of its glorious atmosphere, it is naturally one of the priciest opera houses.

The opera tickets are pretty expensive and so is the food. The tickets for the opera can be booked by various means; the online option is perhaps one of the simplest ones!