Your answer depends on what you want to experience during an Opera performance.
You can sit in the front row if you choose feel your body reverberate with the orchestra and singers' music; you can sit on the main floor if you like those acoustics and the view is acceptable from your seat; you can sit in the tiers if you prefer that perspective; or you can sit in the top rows if you prefer that experience.
Best is a judgement and you are the judge.
According to the Met Opera's History page, un-named 'businessmen' built the original Met Opera house on 39th and Broadway. You can read more, below.
Contact the librarian of the Met Opera who might give you this information. However you will to be more specific regarding dates etc.
The American Ballet Theatre Company (ABT) dances at the Metropolitan Opera House.
The largest Opera House in the world according to the number of seats is the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. It has 3,800 seats and more than 300 spaces for standing room. It's followed by Chicago's Civic Opera Theatre which is home to the Chicago Lyric Opera. The Civic Opera Theatre has 3,560. Cincinnati's Music Hall, home of the Cincinnati Opera ranks third with 3,516 seats. Theses housed dwarf the European houses of which the largest only hold around 3,000 people. Milan's La Scala for example has only 2,800 seats and London's Royal Opera House at Covent Garden has 2,268 seats. The Arena in Verona can seat up to 20,000. While it could be argued that it is not an opera house as it does not have a roof and it was built for gladiators, it has been staging opera for 100 years - much longer than the Met!
The Metropolitan Opera Association of New York City, founded in April 1880, is a major presenter of all types of opera. It is America's largest classical music organization, and annually presents some 220 opera performances. The Met, as it is commonly called, is one of the twelve resident organizations at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
The New York Met Opera house Web site states that there are approximately 3,800 seats in the auditorium. You added Sydney to your categories, and the Sydney Opera Theatre, a proscenium theatre seats 1,507, and there are other theatres in that complex.
The Metropolitan Opera House
Commonly, the Metropolitan Opera is the name of the opera company that performs at The Met, Lincoln Centre, in New York City, New York.
As numerous males made débuts it is best to contact the librarian of the Met Opera who might give you a list.
Commonly known as 'The Met' or at times 'New York Met'.
According to the Met Opera's History page, un-named 'businessmen' built the original Met Opera house on 39th and Broadway. You can read more, below.
Contact the librarian of the Met Opera who might give you this information. However you will to be more specific regarding dates etc.
The American Ballet Theatre Company (ABT) dances at the Metropolitan Opera House.
Contact the librarian of the Met Opera who might give you this information. However you will to be more specific regarding dates etc.
The largest Opera House in the world according to the number of seats is the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. It has 3,800 seats and more than 300 spaces for standing room. It's followed by Chicago's Civic Opera Theatre which is home to the Chicago Lyric Opera. The Civic Opera Theatre has 3,560. Cincinnati's Music Hall, home of the Cincinnati Opera ranks third with 3,516 seats. Theses housed dwarf the European houses of which the largest only hold around 3,000 people. Milan's La Scala for example has only 2,800 seats and London's Royal Opera House at Covent Garden has 2,268 seats. The Arena in Verona can seat up to 20,000. While it could be argued that it is not an opera house as it does not have a roof and it was built for gladiators, it has been staging opera for 100 years - much longer than the Met!
Miss Marian Anderson was the first African American, to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City on January 7, 1955. Miss Leontyne Price on January 27, 1961 she made an historic debut in at the Metropolitan Opera the final ovation lasted at least 35 minutes, one of the longest in Met history.
The Metropolitan Opera Association of New York City, founded in April 1880, is a major presenter of all types of opera. It is America's largest classical music organization, and annually presents some 220 opera performances. The Met, as it is commonly called, is one of the twelve resident organizations at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.